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Elizabeth Steiner sworn in as Oregon’s first female state treasurer
Elizabeth Steiner, a Portland Democrat and former state senator, took the oath of office as Oregon’s first female ... Read more
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Lawmakers propose pause on rate hikes from utilities embroiled in wildfire lawsuits
Three Oregon lawmakers want to stop utility companies from raising rates on customers while those companies are still ... Read more
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Nation’s first ‘severe’ avian flu patient dies in Louisiana
The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has ... Read more
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Oregon plan to ease child welfare regulations sparks early opposition
State officials and advisers are working on a child welfare proposal for this year’s session they hope would ... Read more
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New Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield takes office early
Oregon’s new attorney general took office a few days early on New Year’s Eve, repeating his oath of ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: 2025 is off to a chatty start
To whet your political appetite for 2025, here is a spicy goulash of quotations, anecdotes and other recent ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Dan Rayfield began his tenure as Oregon attorney general a week early. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum stepped down ... Read more
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U.S. Rep.-elect Dexter sets long-term goals for Congress on health care, environment
Maxine Dexter could have spent the last few weeks of the year relaxing with loved ones while preparing ... Read more
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Oregon’s Salinas and Merkley, Maryland’s Raskin push to ban election betting
After Americans legally bet hundreds of millions on the 2024 election, two members of Oregon’s congressional delegation and ... Read more
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10 top Oregon political stories of 2024
From a historic election to record wildfires to drug recriminalization, 2024 was a big year for state government ... Read more