Sources tell The Inside Edge that investors Bruce Studer and MatthewRossman, who have been working for years now on pushing Oregonians to permit an off-reservation casino at the now-closed greyhound park in Wood Village, have pushed out long time political consultant Roger Gray and have asked Measure 49 guru Liz Kaufman to lead the charge and Gray is not happy with the new arrangement.
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"One of the great surprises of my career came, however, when I discovered that my new colleague, Gordon Smith, was as thoughtful and kind and decent outside the political arena as he was tough and competitive inside the political arena."
- U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D) during a farewell speech Thursday in praise of U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith (R), who was defeated by Senator-elect Jeff Merkley (D).