Opinion
Capital Chatter: A look into Courtney’s leadership style
State Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, called journalists into his office on Monday to demand that the Legislature ... Read more
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Opinion
Capital Chatter: Just who is in charge at the Oregon Capitol?
The governor and the Legislature are traveling parallel paths. So too are the House and Senate. But parallel ... Read more
Opinion
Capital Chatter: Cultural competency or political correctness
A debate broke out in the Oregon House on Wednesday, and it might have changed some lawmakers’ minds. ... Read more
Opinion
Capital Chatter: Bills’ resurrections aren’t miracles, just politics
After a heated public hearing on Monday, three firearms bills in the Oregon Legislature succumbed to accidental deaths. ... Read more
Opinion
Capital Chatter: The gloom rolls in as service cuts seem likely
The Oregon lawmakers writing the state budget for 2017-19 are starting to operate on the assumption that the ... Read more
Opinion
Capital Chatter: Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s Super Committee
Legislative leaders are thinking of creating a “super committee” to put together the proposed tax on health-care providers, ... Read more
News
Psychiatric Security Review Board drops lawsuit against newspaper
SALEM — After intervention from Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, the state’s Psychiatric Security Review Board agreed Tuesday to ... Read more
Opinion
Capital Chatter: Two months down, three months to go
The 2017 Oregon Legislature convened Feb. 1 and must adjourn in early July. I asked Senate President Peter ... Read more
Opinion
Capital Chatter: Why the fur trapping bill and other minor measures are going nowhere
The big issues in the 2017 Legislature remain the same: balancing the state budget and coming up with ... Read more
Opinion
Capital Chatter: The Legislature is working, but is anything getting done?
House Speaker Tina Kotek said things are starting to get interesting in the 2017 Oregon Legislature. The House ... Read more