Oregon’s pension fund bet big on private equity. That could be a problem

Oregon’s pension fund bet big on private equity. That could be a problem

For decades, Oregon’s public pension system has been kept afloat by a gusher of income from its investments in private equity, opaque private partnerships that typically buy companies, manage them, then try to sell them at some point for big profits.

The Public Lands Conservation Legacy of Senator Ron Wyden, Part 1: Very Respectable but Not Yet Stellar

Sen. Ron Wyden has a way to go to exceed the Oregon public lands conservation legacy of his predecessor, Mark Hatfield, but he can do it before he retires.