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Chavez-DeRemer and Democrats start battling for 2024 election
It’s been less than a month since U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer was sworn into office, but she’s already ... Read more
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Stout removed from legislative committees amid conduct probe
Newly elected Rep. Brian Stout, R-Columbia, has been removed from committee assignments in the Oregon House due to ... Read more
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Countdown clock starts ticking on Legislature’s “long session”
With bangs of gavels at either end of the Capitol Tuesday, the clock began ticking on the 160-day ... Read more
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Is serving in the Oregon Legislature a rich man’s game?
Is the Oregon Legislature a rich man’s game? This story is a joint project of newspapers within the ... Read more
Opinion
Capitol Chatter: Kristof campaign ends abruptly
A critical distinction lies within the Oregon Supreme Court ruling that ended Nick Kristof’s candidacy for governor. The ... Read more
Opinion
Capitol Chatter: Oregon has new money, old problems
8:02 a.m. Wednesday: State economists Mark McMullen and Josh Lehner begin updating the Legislature’s tax committees on how ... Read more
Opinion
Capitol Chatter: Oregon Legislature returns with increasingly ‘wacky’ reputation
The Oregon Legislature came back to Salem this week and quickly fulfilled its increasingly wacky reputation. On Tuesday’s ... Read more
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Capitol Chatter: Oregon Legislature’s short session agenda will be frenetic, with uncertain outcomes
The Oregon Legislature could impose a sales tax on luxury cars, RVs, electronics, boats, snowmobiles, jewelry, guns, clothing ... Read more
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Capitol Chatter: Putting The Oregon Way back into politics
Oregonians waste too much time arguing. That is today’s topic: COVID-19. But before we get to the coronavirus, ... Read more
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Capitol Chatter: Statehouse security beefs up
When I began covering the Oregon Legislature full-time, I could enter the State Capitol anytime I wanted. As ... Read more