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Capital Chatter: Bills address bullying, youth resilience
The scars from bullying and being bullied can sting for decades. As the 2019 Legislature deals with anti-bullying,…
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Capital Chatter: Capitol workplace issues go beyond harassment
Longtime lobbyist Annette Price made a crucial distinction while testifying to Oregon legislators this week. The anti-sexual harassment…
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Capital Chatter: Daylight Saving creates strange bedfellows
Are you tired of the semi-annual switch between regular and daylight saving time? Would you prefer to stay…
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Capital Chatter: This week was a rollercoaster ride
Shocking. Weird. Unnerving. Mournful. Historic. Bizarre. Frenetic. All sorts of adjectives could describe the past week in the…
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Capital Chatter: Remembering Dennis Richardson
It was early on a Friday morning at the IKE Box, a youth-run coffee shop a couple of…
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Capital Chatter: How hostile are Oregon Legislators?
House Speaker Tina Kotek is serious about improving the workplace environment of the Oregon Capitol, but that comes…
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Capital Chatter: Two policies more alike than you think
This column might irritate people throughout the political spectrum but bear with me. The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee…
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Capital Chatter: Was housing bill outcome fixed?
An Oregon Senate committee held a three-hour, 45-minute hearing this week on a controversial bill to limit residential…
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Capital Chatter: Shutdown help might be shutdown
Oregon legislation to help federal employees affected by the government shutdown might be going nowhere. Senate President Peter…
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Capital Chatter: It’s deadly quiet in Salem
It’s deadly quiet for a legislative session. Things are moving quickly. Lawmakers are playing nicely. There will be…