OREGON AG: NO CRIME IN CONTRACT SCANDAL

The Oregon Attorney General’s office has found no criminal wrongdoing by four employees of the state Energy Department in awarding a renewable energy contract to the girlfriend of incoming Governor John Kitzhaber, even though she was not one of the top competitors.  Mark Long has joined three others in the department now on paid leave while a personnel investigation is done–to be completed after Kitzhaber takes office.  Girlfriend Cylvia Hayes says she was not targeted by A.G. John Kroger, who is said to have future gubernatorial ambitions himself.

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