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	<title>Matt Wingard - Oregon State Representative</title>
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		<title>Rep. Matt Wingard to Focus on Job Creation, DEQ Reform with 2012 Legislation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Matt Wingard today announced he&#8217;ll introduce two measures during the 2012 legislative session to promote private sector job creation and to phase-out Department of Environmental Quality&#8217;s (DEQ) expensive and outdated vehicle testing stations. To promote job creation, Rep. Wingard will propose giving businesses a tax incentive to Oregonians who&#8217;ve exhausted their state and federal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mattwingard.com/2012/01/rep-matt-wingard-to-focus-on-job-creation-deq-reform-with-2012-legislation/</link>
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		<title>Fiscal Prudence, Focus on Jobs Will Lead Oregon Through Challenging Times</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, public employee unions launched television ads attacking my colleague Rep. Dennis Richardson for his efforts to set aside $460 million in reserves in the state budget.   They attacked the Republican from Central Point because he co-chairs the budget-writing Joint Ways and Means Committee, along with two Democratic legislators.  What a difference a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mattwingard.com/2011/10/fiscal-prudence-focus-on-jobs-will-lead-oregon-through-challenging-times/</link>
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		<title>Cleanup Settlement Proposed for Former Tannery Site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cleanup Settlement Proposed for Former Tannery Site in Sherwood Community Meeting Set for July 26th State Rep Matt Wingard Helps Sherwood Families Living at Abandoned Waste Disposal Site (Wilsonville) A $2.6 million settlement is in the final stages of approval to cover the costs of cleaning up environmental contamination at the former Frontier Leather Company [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mattwingard.com/2011/07/tannery/</link>
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		<title>Come Support Rep. Wingard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SPEND THE DAY WITH A MOOSE! It&#8217;s a Fundraiser for Rep. Matt Wingard at the Family Fun Center &#038; Bullwinkle&#8217;s Restaurant Wilsonville Tuesday, August 9, 2011 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm $40 per person Guests will enjoy pizza, soda, beer, wine, and unlimited access to: Miniature Golf, Go Karts, Bumper Boats, Batting Cages, Sky Trail, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mattwingard.com/2011/07/come-support-rep-wingard/</link>
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		<title>House Republicans Will Keep Fighting For Charter Schools, Despite Vote</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CLICK HERE to view original press release OREGON HOUSE REPUBLICANS March 14, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nick Smith 503-986-1351 HOUSE REPUBLICANS WILL KEEP FIGHTING FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS, DESPITE VOTE SALEM—House Republicans said they’ll keep fighting for public charter schools and education reform despite today’s Floor defeat of HB 2287, which would have established clear [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mattwingard.com/2011/03/house-republicans-will-keep-fighting-for-charter-schools-despite-vote/</link>
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		<title>House Education Committee Hears Florida-Style Education Reforms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CLICK HERE to view original press release OREGON HOUSE REPUBLICANS March 2, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nick Smith 503-986-1351 HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE HEARS FLORIDA-STYLE EDUCATION REFORMS SALEM—The House Education Committee today resumes hearings on proposed education reforms modeled on those implemented in Florida. Rep. Matt Wingard (R-Wilsonville) says the committee will examine individual components [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mattwingard.com/2011/03/house-education-committee-hears-florida-style-education-reforms/</link>
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		<title>House Education Committee Approves Bill To Support Oregon&#8217;s Public Charter Schools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CLICK HERE to view original press release OREGON HOUSE REPUBLICANS February 28, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rep. Matt Wingard 503-986-1426 HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE APPROVES BILL TO SUPPORT OREGON’S PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS SALEM—The House Education Committee today approved legislation to improve Oregon’s charter school law. Committee Co-Chair Matt Wingard (R-Wilsonville) says HB 2287 will establish [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mattwingard.com/2011/02/house-education-committee-approves-bill-to-support-oregons-public-charter-schools/</link>
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		<title>Ending 3rd Grade School Promotion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reading for Life-Long Learning POLICY: End the practice of promoting students who can’t read from the third to fourth grade. From kindergarten through third grade, students learn to read. First, they master letters and sounds. Then, they learn words and begin to build a vocabulary. As their vocabulary grows, they become more fluent readers. As [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mattwingard.com/2011/02/ending-3rd-grade-school-promotion-2/</link>
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		<title>House Passes Bill to Support Farmers’ Markets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CLICK HERE to view original press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2011 Contact: Geoff Sugerman (503) 986-1907 Michael Cox (503) 986-1904 HB 2336 eases regulations of farmers who sell their own products SALEM – The Oregon House today passed HB 2336, which supports farmers’ markets by modernizing state laws regulating farmers markets and direct [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mattwingard.com/2011/02/house-passes-bill-to-support-farmers%e2%80%99-markets/</link>
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