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Kate Brown’s legacy: Kotek’s unpopularity
Dick Hughes points out in this week’s Capital Chatter column that despite two legislatives sessions most observers consider ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Governor’s press conference in response to Office of First Spouse is wide-ranging
In a stunning, far-ranging press conference this week, Gov. Tina Kotek said she no longer would pursue establishing ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: ‘Status quo’ election could spell bad news for Republicans (copy)
This is shaping up as a status-quo election year in Oregon. Here are five things to expect: 1. ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Oregon’s state economist, Mark McMullen, is leaving at the end of May to join the Common Sense Institute ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Gov. Tina Kotek overhauled her top staff following last month’s departures of Chief of Staff Andrea Cooper, who ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Kotek starts addressing school funding with summer school bill
Last December, on Gov. Tina Kotek’s One Oregon Listening Tour in Gladstone, I asked her about funding public ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: On Ozzie Rose, the peoples’ lobbyist
“Traditionally lobbyists have been cast as villains in apocryphal tales of governmental scandal or legislative indiscretion. Veteran legislators ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Patricia Fox is the new manager at South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, which the Department of State Lands ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Oregonians still know little about Kotek spouse situation
Almost two weeks late, Gov. Tina Kotek finally held a public press conference and took questions about the ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Oregon Senate Republicans chose Sen. Daniel Bonham of The Dalles as their new leader. On April 15, he ... Read more