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Capital Chatter: Oregon Employment Department’s terrible, no good, very bad pandemic
This has been a week of bad news, worse news and occasional good news in Oregon government. But ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Negotiations over federal officers in Portland may affect Brown’s political stock
Gov. Kate Brown’s public stock may rise from her negotiations with Vice President Mike Pence and others in ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Oregon rock fest 50 years ago holds lessons for today
Amid the simmering chaos in Oregon’s largest city, let’s look back 50 years to how a governor took ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Can Oregon Legislature police itself on conduct?
A strange happening unfolded Wednesday, July 15 in the virtual world of the Oregon Capitol. The Senate Conduct ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Frustration with Oregon Employment Department is bipartisan
State Rep. Andrea Salinas was livid. She was discussing the Oregon Employment Department’s computer system, which continues to ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Oregon’s ironic COVID response
If irony were a precious metal, Oregon’s state government would be rich. I was thinking about this as ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Oregon’s ironic COVID response (copy)
If irony were a precious metal, Oregon’s state government would be rich. I was thinking about this as ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Don’t drink the water – maybe
I’m feeling queasy as I write this. I don’t know whether that’s the power of suggestion or the ... Read more