Author: Julie Johnson | Oregon Capital Insider

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OHSU pushes back against Gov. Kotek’s call to close down primate research center

As Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek presses Oregon Health & Science University to shutter its primate research center in ... Read more

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Saturday’s protests may not change policy — but that’s not the point

After thousands of protesters filled streets nationwide to challenge the Trump administration’s agenda on Saturday, one big question ... Read more

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Oregonians turn out for national ‘Hands Off’ protests

Thousands of protesters across Oregon held signs, chanted and marched Saturday, as part of a nationwide protest aimed ... Read more

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After false starts, Oregon wolf compensation reform gains traction

After a couple of false starts, legislation intended to reform Oregon’s compensation policy for wolf killings of livestock ... Read more

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Capital Chatter: Oregon budget writers can’t please ’em all

The Oregon Legislature’s budget writers face an impossible task: pleasing everyone in an era of startling political and ... Read more

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Oregon moves to ditch Daylight Saving Time, again

A new bill that could end the twice-yearly clock changes has passed the Oregon Senate. Senators approved Senate ... Read more

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Judge blocks Gov. Kotek’s union labor mandate for state construction

A Marion County judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order requiring union labor ... Read more

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Trump wants more logging. He’ll need help from states like Oregon

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders to increase logging in national forests ... Read more

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Wyden constituents in Central Oregon ask how to fight Trump

More than 1,300 people packed the Sisters High School gymnasium Tuesday evening to hear U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden ... Read more

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Former national park superintendents say DOGE wiped out a generation of leaders

If Dan Wenk had been fired during his first year in a permanent job with the National Park ... Read more

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