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Republicans from eastern, southern Oregon choose different styles in Senate primaries
Family members of two ousted Republican senators will take their place in the Oregon Senate next year after ... Read more
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Third of Oregon Senate now barred from re-election by walkout penalties
One third of all Oregon senators are now ineligible for another term following the 13th day of a ... Read more
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Recreation coalition seeks reversal of landmark liability ruling
A bipartisan bill backed by a coalition of recreational businesses and groups would reverse a landmark liability ruling ... Read more
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Oregon’s top leaders shift from pageantry to politics
With the pageantry and pleasantries of Monday now over, Oregon’s new governor and legislative leaders face six months ... Read more
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“Opening Day” for new governor and lawmakers in Salem
A new governor, new lawmakers, and one very old Capitol that is torn to pieces so it can ... Read more
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Lawmakers release money for indigent defense, mental health
Lawmakers have released $100 million to fund the legal defense of criminal defendants and more than $150 million ... Read more
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Capitol Chatter: Kristof campaign ends abruptly
A critical distinction lies within the Oregon Supreme Court ruling that ended Nick Kristof’s candidacy for governor. The ... Read more
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Capitol Chatter: Oregon has new money, old problems
8:02 a.m. Wednesday: State economists Mark McMullen and Josh Lehner begin updating the Legislature’s tax committees on how ... Read more
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Capitol Chatter: Oregon Legislature returns with increasingly ‘wacky’ reputation
The Oregon Legislature came back to Salem this week and quickly fulfilled its increasingly wacky reputation. On Tuesday’s ... Read more
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Bend senator named leader of Oregon Senate GOP
Sen. Tim Knopp of Bend was named the new state Senate Republican leader in a surprise announcement Friday ... Read more