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Yuxing Zheng is a state government and politics reporter at The Oregonian.

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Oregon Center for Public Policy
stated on August 7, 2013 in website materials :

"7 out of 10 Oregon families living in poverty have at least one parent who works."

By Yuxing Zheng • September 11, 2013
Jeff Merkley
stated on July 11, 2013 in an opinion article:

Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000."

By Yuxing Zheng • August 10, 2013
Mark Johnson
stated on April 11, 2013 in a floor speech:

Says "Every legislative district in the state has at least one craft brewery and countless home brewers."

By Yuxing Zheng • April 27, 2013
Gene McIntyre
stated on February 22, 2013 in a guest column:

Says we will pay the new chancellor "a basic salary of nearly $300,000 a year ... an amount that does not include the costs of this public employee’s benefits, perks and living expenses for a lavish house, an upscale car, a spending allowance, and fine dining almost every day on the taxpayer dollar."

By Yuxing Zheng • March 20, 2013
Gayle Atteberry
stated on December 26, 2012 in in an online post :

Says "Abortion clinics in Oregon, as in most states, have no state oversight and are not held to basic health or safety standards."

• January 26, 2013