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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
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U.S. Sens. Wyden and Merkley and others back youth climate lawsuit
More than 40 members of Congress, including Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, have asked the U.S. ... Read more
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How Oregon health officials are preparing for change under Trump
Oregon health care officials continue to brace themselves for policy and funding changes as incoming president Donald Trump ... Read more
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Oregon lawmaker wants to expand emergency housing program for people with addictions
In southern Oregon, an emergency housing program shelters people while they are waiting to enter residential addiction treatment. ... Read more
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New Oregon US Rep. Janelle Bynum looks for ‘low-hanging fruit’ in divided Congress
Janelle Bynum’s journey to Washington, D.C., to begin her work as the U.S. representative for Oregon’s 5th Congressional ... Read more
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Oregon lawmakers sworn into office on Monday
Oregon lawmakers got to work in Salem on Monday, with largely ceremonial activities in preparation for the upcoming ... Read more
Opinion
Capital Chatter: A plea for kindness across the divide
This is not the column I planned to write, the one for which I interviewed legislators this week. ... Read more
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Oregon insiders: Who’s who in and around state government
With the 2025 Legislature about to begin, the Legislative Policy and Research Office has new staff members. Linda ... Read more
Opinion
Capital Chatter: 2025 is off to a chatty start
To whet your political appetite for 2025, here is a spicy goulash of quotations, anecdotes and other recent ... Read more