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Successful Winter Kick Off Meeting

Seventy Southern Oregon University students attended OSPIRG's Kick Off Meeting this Winter quarter.
That's the second largest OSPIRG kick off meeting that Southern Oregon University has ever seen.
The event commensed with inspirational speeches from SOU Vice President Jonathan Eldridge and
Ashland Food Angel's Pamala Joy. Afterwards, attendees broke out into campaign groups to plan
the first events they would host. Thank you everyone for your hard work and getting involved. It's
going to be a great year!

Result | Health Care

New plan could cut over $200 million in health care waste

OSPIRG's Laura Etherton helped lead the effort between different health care industry players.

Result | Health Care

Consumers saved $37 million in health insurance costs since 2010

Regence BlueCross BlueShield customers alone saved $12.5 million, or over $200 per person, when the state knocked back their 22% proposed increase nearly in half in the Spring of 2011.

Result | Corporate

$550 million in corporate tax breaks revealed

Since the start of 2012, the recipients of over $550 million in corporate tax breaks is now online, thanks in part to the research and public education efforts of OSPIRG and others.

Result | Transit

New ideas for faster trains in Oregon

OSPIRG Executive Director Dave Rosenfeld recently served on the statewide Rail Funding Task Force to help identify ways to fund faster train service between Eugene and Portland.

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