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Capital Chatter: If you like your Medicaid, you can keep your Medicaid
Oregon’s sole Republican member of Congress, Greg Walden, chairs the U.S. House committee in charge of repealing and ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: You say ‘rent control,’ I say ‘rent stabilization’
The Oregon House began hearings Thursday on HB 2004, which would halt most “no-cause” evictions of renters and ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: The geometry of gerrymandering
Too many legislative and congressional districts follow bizarre boundaries that were drawn to ensure a political party’s dominance. ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: A funny thing happened on the way to the forest
Wednesday was the first meeting this year of the State Land Board, comprised of the state treasurer and ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Budget work is a taxing proposition
• Moving — gradually — on tax “reform:” State revenue talks are progressing quietly and informally among business ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: No sales tax, at least not this year
• No sales tax … this year: The Oregon Legislature opened its 2017 session on Wednesday. Lawmakers’ search ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Budget cuts doesn’t mean spending less
• Why Oregon has budget woes despite the good economy: “We are a state, not the federal government, ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Act answers wrong health care issue
• Kitzhaber: Obamacare focuses on wrong issue: Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, who has re-emerged locally and nationally ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: Starting on a bipartisan note – sort of
• A cry for bipartisanship carries a partisan tone: On the first day of a new legislative year, ... Read more
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Capital Chatter: How much should legislators be paid?
• Are legislators underpaid or overpaid? Two Bend Republicans – Rep. Knute Buehler and Sen. Tim Knopp – ... Read more