Days after Oregon education officials put Ontario Middle School on a state improvement plan to boost poor student achievement, Ontario School District administrators claimed they were already working on the issues at the school. They couldn’t produce plans and reviews they cited.
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Malheur County takes over funding costs of pursuing rail shipping center
In less than a year, a half-million dollars in public money has flowed to businesses working on plans for the Treasure Valley Reload Center. UPDATE: This story was updated on May 9 after Greg Smith issued a three-page statement on Facebook Wednesday evening, hours after publication of this story. NYSSA[Read More…]
Oregon labor commissioner rushes employers to digest new pay rules
Workers across Oregon could receive pay raises under the state’s unique pay equity law that goes into force Jan. 1, but state officials have been late directing employers how to obey. Oregon lawmakers in May 2017 passed one of the most comprehensive pay equity laws in the nation, expanding protections[Read More…]
Court officials moved to keep key Anthony Montwheeler document off limits
Anthony Montwheeler is wheeled out of a Malheur County Circuit Courtroom in May. State officials successfully kept a crucial public document regarding the Nampa man’s mental fitness from public view. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – State court administrators recently kept the public from a key report about the fitness of[Read More…]