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Capital Chatter: Who broke their promise at the Oregon Capitol?
Gov. Kate Brown is sticking it to Republican legislator Sal Esquivel. But he stuck it to her first.…
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Capital Chatter: Oregon finally has a candidate for governor
The only surprise about Dr. Knute Buehler’s running for Oregon governor is the timing and manner of his…
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Capital Chatter: Legislative activity shifted to Portland
Oregon’s center of legislative activity shifted north from Salem this week. Hundreds of U.S. and Canadian legislators, other…
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Capital Chatter: The Oregon Legislature has gone to pot
Myriad jokes can be made about the 2017 Legislature’s “Joint” Committee on Marijuana Regulation. But its work ranks…
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Capital Chatter: Who was the session’s most powerful figure ?
Who was the most powerful member of the 2017 Oregon Legislature? Maybe Senate Republican Leader Ted Ferrioli of…
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Capital Chatter: Legislature is getting close to adjourning
Footsteps echo through the almost-deserted hallways of the Oregon Capitol. Parking spots are easier to find. The 2017…
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Capital Chatter: Ma, can I go home now?
Betting pools are forming at the Oregon Capitol to guess when the 2017 Legislature will adjourn. July 10…
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Capital Chatter: To be weird is to be normal in the Capitol
It’s the time of year when weirdness prevails at the Oregon Capitol. Bills are enduring resurrection, death and…
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Capital Chatter: Oregon endangered by lack of state police
The drug cartels operating in Southern Oregon remind Senate President Peter Courtney of the Mafia on the East…
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Capital Chatter: Of socialists, state police and SEIU
Union workers made an appearance. So did the Democratic Socialists of America. And the Oregon State Police. It…