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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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Capital Chatter: Four ways federal turmoil can impact Oregon
Oregon legislators, be forewarned. Don’t be tempted to open the state’s checkbook again and again. The state, national…
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Capital Chatter: A visit to Peter Courtney’s hometown
Where did Oregon’s longest-serving legislator play Little League as a kid? It was an odd question. But the…
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Capital chatter: Readers respond to plea for civility
You can be a powerful, tenacious advocate for a political cause without acting like a jerk. That was…
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Capital Chatter: Oregon is 166 years old, and we’re still figuring out our way
Despite the cold outside, action inside the Oregon Capital was warming up. Almost four weeks into the 2025…
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Capital Chatter: How to engage the Legislature — and how the Legislature should engage itself
Rep. Rob Nosse, D-Portland, outraged Republicans last year by publicly stating the obvious after Democrats won supermajorities in the Legislature: “That supermajority means…