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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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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Longtime Oregon political insider Fred VanNatta died March 29 in Salem. He was 86. He founded and guided ...
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Oregonians face Real ID deadline as May 7 approaches
In less than a month, Oregonians hoping to travel by air may find themselves grounded. Starting May 7, ...
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Saturday’s protests may not change policy — but that’s not the point
After thousands of protesters filled streets nationwide to challenge the Trump administration’s agenda on Saturday, one big question ...
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EPA withholds $85 million meant to fund environmental justice projects in Oregon
A new community center and “climate resilience hub” in the southern Oregon town of Chiloquin should be months ...
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Oregon AG Rayfield will host town halls about federal oversight in Eugene, Portland, Bend
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield plans to travel the state throughout the spring and summer hosting town halls ...
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Thousands of Oregonians slam Republican senator’s attempt to end mail ballots
Thousands of Oregonians submitted letters opposing a Republican senator’s long-shot attempt to ask voters whether to repeal the ...
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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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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Two state prisons have new superintendents. • Joe Woodland heads Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario, where he ...
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Oregon moves to ditch Daylight Saving Time, again
A new bill that could end the twice-yearly clock changes has passed the Oregon Senate. Senators approved Senate ...
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U.S. Department of Education reinstates income-driven student loan repayment plans
One month after officials at the U.S. Department of Education abruptly stopped accepting new applications for income-driven student ...
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Senate votes to outlaw discrimination against tenants based on immigration status
Calling it a “moral imperative,” the Oregon Senate voted Monday to ban landlords from asking about or disclosing ...
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Gov. Kotek seeks answers from state utility commission amid public outcry over rising utility rates
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s office has heard from thousands of Oregonians concerned with utility rate increases that have ...
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Judge blocks Gov. Kotek’s union labor mandate for state construction
A Marion County judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order requiring union labor ...
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U.S. Supreme Court declines to revive landmark climate suit, ending decade-long fight led by 11 young Oregonians
The nation’s highest court declined to hear a petition that would have revived a landmark climate change lawsuit ...
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Trump wants more logging. He’ll need help from states like Oregon
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders to increase logging in national forests ...
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Proposal to send schools $35 million for summer programs comes with literacy strings attached
With just a few months to go before programs would begin, Oregon’s Legislature is once again scrambling to ...
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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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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday announced a cascading series of leadership changes following Berri Leslie’s resignation as director ...
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Hundreds support pausing Oregon’s investment in private fossil fuel holdings but Treasury opposed
A bill to get the Oregon State Treasury to pause new pension investments in private assets and equity ...
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Wyden constituents in Central Oregon ask how to fight Trump
More than 1,300 people packed the Sisters High School gymnasium Tuesday evening to hear U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden ...
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Oregon lawmakers share $38 billion budget framework amid federal uncertainty
Oregon is in a better financial position than other states but could see its budget devastated by federal ...
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Bill that could have offered utilities protection from fire lawsuits gets fix
Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday tweaked a bill intended to increase fire mitigation to ensure it does not also ...
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Former national park superintendents say DOGE wiped out a generation of leaders
If Dan Wenk had been fired during his first year in a permanent job with the National Park ...
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Oregon, nine other states hit 2013 goal of getting 3.3 million electric vehicles on roads by 2025
Oregon and nine other states recently achieved a collective goal of shifting new car buyers toward electric rather ...