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Capital Chatter: Oregon economists on recession watch
Difficult days lie in wait for Oregon legislators and our new governor. That was clear from the somber ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Oregon makes mockery of serving indigent defendants
Oregon seemingly makes a mockery of serving indigent defendants. The agency responsible for providing those lawyers has just ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Big changes coming to Oregon State Capitol
If you were building a state capitol, would you construct it on stilts? Probably not. But such an ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Finally making the ‘People’s House’ safe for the people
The gold man atop the Oregon State Capitol has gone dark. A cavernous hole has arisen at the ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Governor debate highlights division the candidates say they want to bridge
“What does a governor actually do each day?” That’s the first question I’d like someone to ask at ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: On journalism and anniversaries
I’m closing July the same way I started, with a Capital Chatter about the late political columnist Ron ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Mark Hatfield — a cautionary tale
The centennial celebration of Republican Sen. Mark O. Hatfield’s birth provides a cautionary tale for Oregonians. Hatfield, who ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Oregon gains new state agency
You probably didn’t notice what happened in state government overnight between June 30 and July 1. Gov. Kate ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Newspapers remain a foundation for the great town square of public opinion
This is the story of Max Monda, a mummified orange, and, idiosyncratic as it might sound, the role ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Work group to examine Oregon chicken rules
For decades, I watched as legislators punted when a difficult issue defied resolution: They appointed a task force. ... Read more