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Kate Brown’s legacy: Kotek’s unpopularity
Dick Hughes points out in this week’s Capital Chatter column that despite two legislatives sessions most observers consider ... Read more
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Oregon tech companies reap millions in state grants
Remember during the 2023 legislative session when the state, at the urging of Gov. Tina Kotek, agreed to ... Read more
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Countdown clock starts ticking on Legislature’s “long session”
With bangs of gavels at either end of the Capitol Tuesday, the clock began ticking on the 160-day ... Read more
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“Opening Day” for new governor and lawmakers in Salem
A new governor, new lawmakers, and one very old Capitol that is torn to pieces so it can ... Read more
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Partisan tactics roil Legislature as farm labor bill advances
The return of parliamentary guerilla warfare in the Oregon Legislature loomed Tuesday with the return of robotically-read bills ... Read more
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Power, PACS and Pennsylvania in Oregon political news
The Oregon political world is in suspended animation as court challenges of 2022 redistricting maps have been filed. ... Read more
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Oregon sets sessions on rules change in jobless benefits
State officials have scheduled six sessions, starting Thursday, Oct. 14, for the public and businesses to weigh in ... Read more
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The beginning of the end: Legislature final week of 2021 session
Monday was the beginning of the end, the first day of the last week of the 2021 session ... Read more
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Oregon politics: March arrives with virus, voting and political turmoil
“In like a lion, out like a lamb” may be true for March weather, but the saying is ... Read more