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Capital Chatter: Lessons from Oregon’s primary elections
Tina Kotek, Betsy Johnson and Christine Drazan will have one thing in common as they approach the gubernatorial ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: There is nothing tepid about several congressional races this year
You can run for Congress without living in the Oregon district you want to represent. You can run ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: ‘Undecided’ leads the race for Oregon governor
The most exciting Oregon governor’s race in decades is … wait for it … wait for it … ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Republican governor nominee will be chosen by very small pool of voters
Roughly 4% of Oregon’s voters will choose the state’s Republican candidate for governor. That estimate comes from pollster ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Is Oregon’s rural-urban divide myth or reality?
For your political reading pleasure, the early edition of the state voters’ pamphlet for the May 17 primary ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Oregon’s economic crystal ball is coming soon
The Oregon Legislature this year came close to allowing self-serve gasoline. Perhaps it’s also time to repeal the ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Who will lead Oregon next year? Depends on where you’re looking
As the Oregon Legislature takes a collective breather from this year’s up-and-down session, a question hangs over everyone’s ... Read more
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Political notebook: Horde running for governor as filing deadline looms
When the gavel falls by next week in the House and Senate, the political focus will flip immediately ... Read more
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Opinion: How to pry open a closed primary
Primary season is underway. And over a third of Oregon voters are not eligible to vote in the ... Read more
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Incumbents pile up huge cash advantage to start 2022 races for Congress
Oregon’s congressional incumbents have piled up a crushing campaign cash advantage over potential challengers, according to recent federal ... Read more