The report into previous investigations into the Oregon Department of Energy reveals conflicting opinions on whether four workers should have been fired. The workers were recently reinstated following a year long review of the case. They were accused of steering a $60,000 subcontract to a Bend company, co-owned by Governor Kitzhaber's girlfriend, Cylvia Hayes. One of the reports was released Tuesday. The first two investigations into the charges found the employees manipulated the contracting process and should have been fired. But the most recent look at the case, the recommendation was to reinstate the employees.
