Chuck Riley

Golden Parachutes for School Administrators Should be Reined In.

Today, the House Republicans rejected my effort to restrict huge bonuses and benefits, commonly called “golden parachutes,” that some school districts pay to administrators when their contracts end. I offered a motion to withdraw Senate Bill 766 from the House Education Committee in order to let House members approve a limitation on the amount of salary and benefits that...

» August 2, 2005 - 4 comments - Chuck Riley

Let’s Spare our Kids from Meth

Representative Chuck Riley is a first term legislator representing Hillsboro, Forest Grove and Cornelius. The news media have recently given us some terrifying glimpses of the tragedy of methamphetamine in our communities. In stark photographs we have seen the empty faces of addicts-turned-criminals. We’ve seen the skin sores, the rotting teeth and the hopeless eyes. We’ve heard the stories of...

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» May 31, 2005 - 1 comments - Chuck Riley

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