Opinion
OPINION: Communities deserve the choice to build smart from the start
Oregon is growing fast, adding more homes and buildings to keep up with demand for our newest neighbors…
Opinion
OPINION: Give students a voice in policies that affect Oregon youth
Most Oregonians would agree that for lawmakers to craft effective laws, it is important they work with the…
Opinion
Capitol Chatter: Oregon Legislature returns with increasingly ‘wacky’ reputation
The Oregon Legislature came back to Salem this week and quickly fulfilled its increasingly wacky reputation. On Tuesday’s…
Opinion
OPINION: Oregonians deserve a recovery for all
Over the last two years, working people have kept Oregon and the rest of the country up and…
Opinion
OPINION: Oregonians deserve safer neighborhoods
Early in the morning on Sept. 24 last year, Jacob Eli Knight Vasquez walked into the Silver Dollar…
Newsletter
Capitol Chatter: Oregon Legislature’s short session agenda will be frenetic, with uncertain outcomes
The Oregon Legislature could impose a sales tax on luxury cars, RVs, electronics, boats, snowmobiles, jewelry, guns, clothing…
Newsletter
Capitol Chatter: Putting The Oregon Way back into politics
Oregonians waste too much time arguing. That is today’s topic: COVID-19. But before we get to the coronavirus,…
Newsletter
Capitol Chatter: Statehouse security beefs up
When I began covering the Oregon Legislature full-time, I could enter the State Capitol anytime I wanted. As…
Newsletter
Capitol Chatter: Oregon government is losing leadership
Oregon is losing its leadership. House Speaker Tina Kotek stunned the political world by announcing Thursday that she…
Newsletter
Capitol Chatter: Few policymakers engaged in long-term solutions vs short-term gains
Oregon remains a curious state as we enter 2022. Most of the state comprises a mix of small…