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Capitol Chatter: Flavor your holiday chitchat with this Oregon info
As you gather ’round the holiday table, or seek to converse via Zoom, where will your small talk…
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Capitol Chatter: Oregon divide includes those on same side
“Rules are rules for all to follow.” Those are the words of Rep. David Brock Smith of Port…
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Capitol Chatter: Kotek scores several big wins
Tina Kotek was on a roll as last month came to an end. In a matter of days,…
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Capitol Chatter: Retiring Peter DeFazio is proud of his legacy
To understand Peter DeFazio, political scientist Jim Moore suggests looking back to the congressman’s ads when running for…
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Capitol Chatter: There is no back to normal
It was supposed to be over long ago. Only a month or two. Then life would be back…
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Capitol Chatter: There is no back to normal (copy)
It was supposed to be over long ago. Only a month or two. Then life would be back…
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Capitol Chatter: Ideas — and legislation — can move at a glacial pace
Good ideas can take years to become law. A prime example is the recently passed federal infrastructure bill,…
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Capitol Chatter: Oregon is divided in too many ways, says former secretary of state
Oregon is above average. Many Oregonians are not. It all depends on where they live. “The economic fortunes…
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Capitol Chatter: Progressive Democrats win big in Oregon
Progressives rule Oregon’s Democratic party, and they won big this week. In the courts, a judge’s initial report…
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Capitol Chatter: Oregon is hiring a new governor. Here’s what to ask candidates.
What are Oregonians hiring their next governor to do? That seems a reasonable question, now that the field…