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Foreclosure Legislation Approved by Senate

Two bills will help Oregonians struggling to keep their homes.

(SALEM) - With the foreclosure crisis continuing to hit Oregon’s middle class families hard, the Senate took action this morning on two priority bills that will help homeowners who are facing foreclosure.

The bills, Senate Bills SB 1552 and SB 1564, received bipartisan support and now head to the House for consideration.

Pilgrims Ready to Set Sail for Shrine on Lankan Isle, Navy Steps Up Security

Security will be stepped up along the maritime boundary in view of the festival and fishing will be banned for two days.

(CHENNAI) - Nearly 10,000 pilgrims from Tamil Nadu will set sail to the Katchatheevu island on a two-day pilgrimage for the St Antony's Church festival for the third consecutive year on March 3 and 4.

India had given the island to Sri Lanka in 1974, but the pilgrimage was stopped between 1983 and 2010 because of the Sri Lankan wars.

POSCO IN INDIA... a can of bankster-worms [Part 2]

The shameful acts of senior civilian officers, the Police and the Judiciary for a Korean company are beyond comprehension.

(NEW DELHI, India) - In Part-2 of my story I present the history, culture, land use and livelihoods of affected people in Balitutha, Dhenkia, Gobindpur and Nuagaon villages and establish that the acts of Odisha Government and POSCO are illegal.

Shankara, Dr Iyer and I left Bhuvaneshwar on the morning of 7th November, 2011 and entered the anti-POSCO battle zone around 11AM.

Compassion and Loss in Palestine

A terrible crash in Palestine claims the lives of nine kids, and Khader Adnan crosses day 60 in his Hunger Strike.

(BETHLEHEM) - We had a really bad day today. Nine Palestinian very young children were killed and 40 other kindergarden children injured (some severely) in one horrific fiery traffic accident today and another child was killed in a separate traffic accident.

The day started with me breaking a glass and then having to talk to a lawyer about a notice I just received to go to military court on 1 April .

BLM Sells Timber in Yamhill and Clackamas Counties

There were no bidders on the 1,052 MBF Cruiser Fly Timber Sale in Tillamook County and on the 279 MBF Rockhouse Timber Sale in Polk County.

(SALEM) - Approximately 7,623 thousand board feet (MBF) of timber was offered for sale at oral auction by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Salem District on Wednesday, February 15. Two of the four timber sales offered were sold for a total of $2,006,108.

The Wilkenson Timber Sale of 3,276 MBF, located in Yamhill County, was purchased by Banks Timber-LLC for $1,031,940.

Vermont Voters Support Decriminalizing Marijuana

Majority Wants Legislators to Remove Criminal Penalties for Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana.

(MONTPELIER, Vt.) - According to a Public Policy Polling survey released today, a majority of Vermont voters are in favor of removing criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Under current Vermont law, the penalty for possession of marijuana is up to six months in jail and up to a $500 fine.

New Report: Federal Bank Regulators Don`t Look Like America

Executives at Some Key Agencies 100% White, Study Finds.

(BERKELEY, Calif.) - Federal agencies that regulate America’s financial industry don’t come close to matching the nation’s diversity, a new study released today shows.

The report comes as the recently-created Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion are gearing up their operations and its authors argue that failure to include regulators from diverse backgrounds may cause these agencies to miss emerging trends.

Bill Clarifying Tax Assessment Gives Certainty to Data Centers

“Facebook bill” will give Oregon another tool to attract business to state.

( SALEM) - The Oregon Senate approved legislation this morning that quickly responds to concerns of some large data centers located in enterprise zones.

SB 1532 clarifies that Facebook’s Central Oregon data center is not subject to central assessment. The group brought the billion dollar company and over 55 permanent jobs to central Oregon.

Solyndra, Part 2?
Vogtle Reactors Already Seeing Major Delays, Cost Overruns

12 Groups Suing to Stop Construction, Arguing NRC Violated Federal Law in Issuing Vogtle Reactor Licenses.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The federal government is believed to be days away from awarding 15 times more in federal loan guarantees to the controversial Vogtle reactors in Georgia than it did to the failed Solyndra enterprise.

Experts will warn that the Vogtle reactor project is already racking up major cost overruns, with additional slowdowns expected to continue plaguing the project.

Sri Lankan Army to Probe Allegations of War Crimes

Sentences handed down in a general court martial include the death penalty.

(COLOMBO) - The Sri Lankan Army on Wednesday appointed a court of inquiry to investigate allegations of war crimes that allegedly took place during the final stages of the conflict with Tamil rebels in May 2009.