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Capital Chatter: Learning from the failures of the 2025 session
Politicians love to recount their successes. But learning from one’s failures is more valuable. Long ago, former Senate ... Read more
Author: DICK HUGHES, for the Oregon Capital Insider | Oregon Capital Insider
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Andrew Stolfi, who took over June 23 as director of the Oregon Employment Department, made key executive appointments: ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Democracy is a messy business — even in Oregon
The 2025 Oregon Legislature exemplified the Founders’ warning. Democracy – even the representative democracy the Founders established – ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Marie Atwood is the new director of the Professional Standards Division at the Department of Public Safety Standards ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Strange end to the 2025 session
With mere hours left before it must end, the 2025 Oregon Legislature has exceeded expectations: It’s stranger, clunkier ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Brittney Greene was promoted to interim human resources director at the Oregon Department of Revenue. She replaces Katie ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Transportation bill hits reality roadblock
The big boom coming from the Oregon Capitol this week was the sound of reality colliding with the ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. swore in Mark Cruz as a senior adviser on ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: 5 things we learned about Oregon’s transportation funding
Oregonians got their say this week on the Legislature’s just-released transportation package. Among the things we learned from ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Jessica Ventura will join the Oregon Department of Human Services on July 1 as director of the Office ... Read more