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Capital Chatter: Impossible to know how many unemployed Oregonians left by the wayside
How many Oregonians are so frustrated with the state’s unemployment system that they have given up seeking benefits? ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Oregon politicians leave mark
Jim Weaver and Bob Smith will go down in Oregon history as having served our state in Congress. ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: 2021 Legislative session could be very different
Will Oregon legislators start their 2021 session and then disappear for several months? That rumor has been spreading ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: 2020 has been hard on Oregon’s image
“2020 has been, I think, a little bit rough on Oregon’s image,” State Economist Mark McMullen said this ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Likely no action from Legislature before election
Oregon legislators will gather by video conference next week to hear the latest word on the state’s worsening ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Oregon mourns
This has been the summer of awfulness in Oregon. Pandemic. Shuttered businesses. Lost jobs. Drought. Unemployment fiascos. Chaos ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Gov. Brown has hands full with two crises
Over breakfast recently, a longtime Oregon Democrat and political observer mused that Gov. Kate Brown’s muddled response to ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Oregon’s ironic pandemic response
Local officials across Oregon got a verbal spanking from the governor last week. It didn’t sit well. County ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Good news for Oregonians
Good news for Oregonians! Well, for some Oregonians. Depending on where you live and how patient you are. ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Who killed statesmanship in Oregon?
If this week’s legislative session were a murder-mystery game, it might be called “The Case of the Oregon ... Read more