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Capital Chatter: How to engage the Legislature — and how the Legislature should engage itself
Rep. Rob Nosse, D-Portland, outraged Republicans last year by publicly stating the obvious after Democrats won supermajorities in ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Longtime Oregon journalist Andrew Cutler is returning to La Grande and starting a new job Monday as Democratic ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Oregon celebrates the legacy of Peter Courtney
Peter Courtney was a lifelong prankster. As a new law clerk working in the Oregon Supreme Court Building, ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Vicki Walker will retire July 1 as director of the Oregon Department of State Lands. She has led ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Governing begins with inauguration, pledges of accountability
“The devil,” the sages have said, “is in the details.” Or, in a newer version of the idiom, ... Read more
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Judge grants WA’s request to temporarily block Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Jill Bakken started work this week as communications director for House Speaker Julie Fahey, D-Eugene. She previously handled ... Read more
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Oregon joins lawsuit over Trump attempt to end birthright citizenship
Oregon joined Washington, Arizona and Illinois on Tuesday in suing President Donald Trump and several cabinet officials over ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Curtain rises on 2025 Legislature
The 2025 Oregon Legislature got off to a glorious start this week, full of promise for collaboration, productivity ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
Robb Cowie, the longtime communications director at the Oregon Health Authority, is now communications director for State Treasurer ... Read more