Thanks to the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Federal government is helping states recover from the recession. While the majority of the funds will flow through existing state programs and formulas, there is also billions in competitive grant dollars. Governor Kulongoski created The Oregon Way Advisory Group to compete more effectively for these grant dollars and to identify opportunities to use formula dollars for projects that elevate Oregon's green leadership.

Oregon will celebrate its 150th birthday in the year 2009. Planning for this big event has already begun. Check out the Oregon 150 Web site. You can share your thoughts and ideas with the planning team, sign up to receive e-mail updates, and learn how you can get involved.

In 2000, Congress passed a law to establish a national day to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Visit the Web site linked below to learn about Oregon's celebration and activities in honor of our nation's 16th president.

This is a collection of information about each Oregon service member who died while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom and the War in Iraq.

Transportation systems account for approximately 40 percent of the carbon emissions released into our air. To reduce these emissions in Oregon, Governor Kulongoski is working toward making the state's transportation system electric-car user friendly. Doing so will provide Oregonians a real choice in purchasing lower and zero-emission vehicles.

The Governor's efforts toward building a charging station infrastructure and supporting consumer incentives to purchase electric vehicles have attracted the attention of car makers. Oregon is partnering with these companies to build the infrastructure and to make their electric vehicles available for purchase in Oregon as a test market.