Portland City Council’s tentative vote to reject Portland General Electric’s project to upgrade transmission capacity is a short-sighted move that fails to recognize the need, the siting in an area that already has power lines and PGE's extensive mitigation plan, the editorial board writes.

Survivor benefits kick in once the higher earner has died, and benefits can be stunted if the higher earner starts a retirement benefit early and will get bigger if the higher earner delays applying.

While many Oregonians are cheering a bill that appears to pose no risk to taxpayers, they should question some of the assumptions underlying the proposal, writes economist Joe Cortright.

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