You can get to Oregon (or Washington)

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Joe Copeland Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>You can get to Oregon (or Washington)</h1>
                <h2><p>Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber is holding out hope for a new I-5 bridge crossing the Columbia River, according to The Oregonian. He tells the paper that federal officials still have money that could be used to help with construction, despite Washington's refusal to participate so far. And he</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/joe-copeland-crosscut-com/">Joe Copeland</a></p> 
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            <p>Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber is holding out hope for a new I-5 bridge crossing the Columbia River, <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/12/gov_john_kitzhaber_says_federa.html?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org#incart_river_default">according to The Oregonian</a>. He tells the paper that federal officials still have money that could be used to help with construction, despite Washington's refusal to participate so far. And he says Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a supporter of the plan, might speak at an Oregon legislative hearing next month in favor of a new bridge. Some Washington State Republican senators are deadset against the existing bridge plan, which includes — gasp — rail transit. — J.C.</p>
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Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber is holding out hope for a new I-5 bridge crossing the Columbia River, according to The Oregonian. He tells the paper that federal officials still have money that could be used to help with construction, despite Washington's refusal to participate so far. And he says Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a supporter of the plan, might speak at an Oregon legislative hearing next month in favor of a new bridge. Some Washington State Republican senators are deadset against the existing bridge plan, which includes — gasp — rail transit. — J.C.

By Joe Copeland

Joe Copeland is the former senior editor&nbsp;for Crosscut, where he has been an editor since 2010. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page edi