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Capital Chatter: Special session? We have questions.
Gov. Tina Kotek this week announced a special session on Aug. 29 for the Legislature to increase transportation…
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Capital Chatter: Relationships key to securing funds in Salem
A city’s plea was heard. The 20,000-word House Bill 5006, which passed on the 2025 Oregon Legislature’s final…
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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…
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Opinion | A Win-Win for Oregon: Legislation that protects public workers and fosters economic growth
Members of SEIU 503 commend state leaders’ decision to move investments in Oregon’s public retirement fund away from…
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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 –…
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Commentary: The road to transportation funding is long
The debate over paying for transportation needs in Oregon may have paused with the end of the legislative…
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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…
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Opinion: A half bet at the Keno Dam
Last August, Northwest salmon caught a break when four dams on the Klamath River, which flows from mountain…
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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…
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Commentary: Oregonians deserve a smarter approach to wildfires
Both suppression and risk reduction are necessary Each year, Oregon braces for wildfire season. And each year,…