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Capital Chatter: How to engage the Legislature — and how the Legislature should engage itself
Rep. Rob Nosse, D-Portland, outraged Republicans last year by publicly stating the obvious after Democrats won supermajorities in ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Longtime Oregon journalist Andrew Cutler is returning to La Grande and starting a new job Monday as Democratic ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Oregon celebrates the legacy of Peter Courtney
Peter Courtney was a lifelong prankster. As a new law clerk working in the Oregon Supreme Court Building, ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Vicki Walker will retire July 1 as director of the Oregon Department of State Lands. She has led ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Governing begins with inauguration, pledges of accountability
“The devil,” the sages have said, “is in the details.” Or, in a newer version of the idiom, ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Jill Bakken started work this week as communications director for House Speaker Julie Fahey, D-Eugene. She previously handled ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Curtain rises on 2025 Legislature
The 2025 Oregon Legislature got off to a glorious start this week, full of promise for collaboration, productivity ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Robb Cowie, the longtime communications director at the Oregon Health Authority, is now communications director for State Treasurer ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: A plea for kindness across the divide
This is not the column I planned to write, the one for which I interviewed legislators this week. ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
With the 2025 Legislature about to begin, the Legislative Policy and Research Office has new staff members. Linda ... Read more