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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government

Jill Bakken started work this week as communications director for House Speaker Julie Fahey, D-Eugene. She previously handled communications for Rise Partnership…

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Capital Chatter: Governing begins with inauguration, pledges of accountability

“The devil,” the sages have said, “is in the details.” Or, in a newer version of the idiom,…

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Capital Chatter: Curtain rises on 2025 Legislature

The 2025 Oregon Legislature got off to a glorious start this week, full of promise for collaboration, productivity…

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Capital Chatter: A plea for kindness across the divide

This is not the column I planned to write, the one for which I interviewed legislators this week.…

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Capital Chatter: 2025 is off to a chatty start

To whet your political appetite for 2025, here is a spicy goulash of quotations, anecdotes and other recent…

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Capital Chatter: A journalism inspiration and Myrtle’s memorial

In a small but very personal way, Elmer C. Fricke changed the course of Oregon journalism. This is…

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Capital Chatter: In Oregon Senate, new faces from different places

Eastern and Central Oregon are losing much of their influence in the state Senate. Among the senators exiting…

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Capital Chatter: A fiery day in Salem as special session opens and ends

This year’s wildland fire season was so bad that Gov. Tina Kotek ordered the Oregon Legislature into special…

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Capital Chatter: Eight things to know about Gov. Kotek’s $138 billion proposed budget

Good golly! Oregon’s state government is on the path to spend nearly $138 billion during the next two…

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Capital Chatter: Finding value in opposing views

Julia Wallace has been on my mind since the election. We were of different backgrounds, different political views,…

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