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Capitol Chatter: So, what did the Oregon Legislature do?
The far-reaching, just-concluded 2021 Legislature was the most expensive in Oregon history, approaching $30 billion in basic spending…
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Capitol Chatter: Behind the scenes with first-time legislators
Suzanne Weber recalls when the Oregon Capitol hallways were so crowded with lawmakers, lobbyists and other folks that…
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Capitol Chatter: Legislature mourns death of Capitol ‘mom’
No more will Lawanda and James Manning carry the American and Oregon flags to start each day’s session…
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Capitol Chatter: COVID-19, construction mean Capitol closure will continue
When will the Oregon Capitol reopen to the public? First came the coronavirus, then the windows boarded up…
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Capitol Chatter: Legislator conduct queries leave more questions
What really counts as “bad” behavior in the Oregon Capitol? Political observers are salivating over what will happen…
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Capitol Chatter: Move for Oregon counties to join Idaho ‘longest of longshots’
When Oregon made national news last week, “it wasn’t because of riots in Portland, and it wasn’t because…
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Capitol Chatter: Oregon mask rules cause chaos
With gusto, an employee of a Salem tire store tipped down the signs stating that face coverings were…
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Capitol Chatter: Permanent rule is ‘freaking out’ Oregon residents
Who writes the laws in Oregon? The Legislature, the governor or state agencies? Many Oregonians appear “freaked out”…
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Capitol Chatter: The long strange trip of Oregon’s gun reform bill
Well, that was anticlimactic. And strange, maybe even bizarre. On a near party-line vote, the Oregon Senate passed…
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Capitol Chatter: Redistricting a partisan exercise?
Twenty years ago, Democrats in the Oregon Legislature were publicly incensed about the redistricting plan created by then-Secretary…