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Capital Chatter: Prudence over partisanship

State economists on Wednesday released their quarterly economic and revenue forecast that will form the basis for Oregon’s ...

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Capital Chatter: The calm before the political storm in the Oregon Legislature

Parking spaces are opening up around the Oregon Capitol. Legislative committees are canceling unneeded meetings. The 2025 Oregon ...

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Capital Chatter: Certainty is rare in Oregon politics

Rarely does true certainty exist at the Oregon Capitol, despite whatever bills the Legislature passes and whatever actions ...

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Capital Chatter: Remembering Sen. Aaron Woods

It might be easy, even convenient, for Oregonians to forget our politicians are real people. People who strive ...

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Capital Chatter: Public deserves to know what’s happening in their government

Why did Gov. Tina Kotek’s office hide the names of her staff and their contact information from the ...

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Capital Chatter: On ‘political medicine’ in Oregon

Halfway through its 2025 session, the Oregon Legislature has me thinking about the late Dr.  Abraham Bergman. A ...

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Capital Chatter: Oregon broke the Legislature this week

Oregonians broke the Legislature this week. OK, not the Legislature per se, just its public online system – ...

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Opinion: Oregon Senate bill will protect patients and reduce opioid dependence

The opioid epidemic continues to devastate Oregon, with overdose deaths reaching 1,833 in 2023 alone. That’s 450 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 ...

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Capital Chatter: Happy Sunshine Week — Thank a journalist

Halfway through Sunshine Week, two influential Democratic legislators from Portland sat down with journalists to discuss the upcoming ...

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