/tags/government government en-US Copyright Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:17:17 GMT /politics-government/2023-06-02/director-michael-black-resigns-from-ashland-parks-rec-department Ashland Parks and Recreation Director Michael Black announced his resignation this week. Black is leaving the city after nine years that included accomplishments and some controversies. Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:17:17 GMT /politics-government/2023-06-02/director-michael-black-resigns-from-ashland-parks-rec-department Roman Battaglia /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-02-11/oregon-catches-up-to-real-id-requirements The federal government began planning for Real ID years ago, and as of October 1, 2020, identification that meets Real ID standards will be required to… Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:34:13 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-02-11/oregon-catches-up-to-real-id-requirements The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-01-27/oregons-junior-not-lieutenant-governor Oregon is one of a few states that has no office of Lieutenant Governor. It does, however, have a Kid Governor. No joke; every year fifth graders across… Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:35:52 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2020-01-27/oregons-junior-not-lieutenant-governor The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-10-25/learn-your-local-budget-with-rural-organizing-project Research we covered earlier this year points out that local governments in towns without newspapers often spend more freely; there are no reporters… Fri, 25 Oct 2019 17:03:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-10-25/learn-your-local-budget-with-rural-organizing-project The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-05-20/power-and-power-bases-entrenchment It's not enough to win short-term political victories these days... the abortion debate alone is enough to prove that change-makers want their changes to… Mon, 20 May 2019 17:42:43 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-05-20/power-and-power-bases-entrenchment The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-02-27/colleagues-remember-dennis-richardson Dennis Richardson is the first Republican to win statewide office in Oregon in a generation. He is also now the first statewide office-holder in many… Wed, 27 Feb 2019 21:32:55 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-02-27/colleagues-remember-dennis-richardson The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-16/oregon-state-websites-get-low-marks Oregon has a vibrant technology sector, so it's not like people in the state don't know their way around computers. But the state government got low marks… Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:03:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-16/oregon-state-websites-get-low-marks Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-05-17/ospirg-gives-oregon-b-in-spending-transparency There's a constant debate about proper levels of spending at all levels of government. But how much do you actually know about government spending, and… Thu, 17 May 2018 17:51:26 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-05-17/ospirg-gives-oregon-b-in-spending-transparency Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-03-06/does-our-government-see-its-people-as-an-insurgency The use of the term "counterinsurgency" conjures up images of the American fight to get Iraq and Afghanistan under control after the United States… Tue, 06 Mar 2018 18:14:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-03-06/does-our-government-see-its-people-as-an-insurgency Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-01-23/observing-the-demise-of-democracy-on-earth Put the United States 2016 election aside for a moment and consider the rest of the world. Countries that we once thought of as reliable democracies are… Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:14:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-01-23/observing-the-demise-of-democracy-on-earth Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich