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Oregon lawmaker wants to expand emergency housing program for people with addictions
In southern Oregon, an emergency housing program shelters people while they are waiting to enter residential addiction treatment. ... 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
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Capital Chatter: 2025 is off to a chatty start
To whet your political appetite for 2025, here is a spicy goulash of quotations, anecdotes and other recent ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Dan Rayfield began his tenure as Oregon attorney general a week early. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum stepped down ... Read more
Opinion
Capital Chatter: A journalism inspiration and Myrtle’s memorial
In a small but very personal way, Elmer C. Fricke changed the course of Oregon journalism. This is ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Lane County Clerk Dena Dawson will head the state Elections Division under Secretary of State-elect Tobias Read. Before ... Read more
Opinion
Capital Chatter: In Oregon Senate, new faces from different places
Eastern and Central Oregon are losing much of their influence in the state Senate. Among the senators exiting ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
When Rep. Dan Rayfield takes office as Oregon attorney general, Dustin Buehler will move from the Department of ... Read more
Opinion
Capital Chatter: A fiery day in Salem as special session opens and ends
This year’s wildland fire season was so bad that Gov. Tina Kotek ordered the Oregon Legislature into special ... Read more