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Leaders in the Oregon Legislature determine committee hearings will remain virtual for the third year in a row.

Leaders in the Oregon Legislature determine committee hearings will remain virtual for the third year in a row.

Leaders in the Oregon Legislature determine committee hearings will remain virtual for the third year in a row.

Leaders in the Oregon Legislature determine committee hearings will remain virtual for the third year in a row.

Leaders in the Oregon Legislature determine committee hearings will remain virtual for the third year in a row.

The Senate chambers at the Oregon State Capitol building, May 18, 2021. The Oregon State Capitol reopened to the public Monday, but much of the building will remain inaccessible due to construction as part of a major accessibility and safety renovation project that will continue through the end of the year. Following a 16-month closure due to the pandemic, the Oregon State Capitol reopened to the public Monday. House Speaker Tina Kotek and Senate President Peter Courtney issued a joint stateme...

Oregons Capitol, closed due to COVID, reopens to public SARA CLINE, Associated Press/Report for America July 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After 16-months of being closed to the public as a COVID-19 safety measure, Oregons Capitol building reopened on Monday. The buildings closure has been a point of tension between Democratic and Republican lawmakers, as Republicans argued throughout the pandemic that everyone should have access to the Capitol. “Last March, we consulted...

Photo: ODOT Senate President Peter Courtney and House Speaker Tina Kotek today released the following statement on the expansion of public entry in the Oregon State Capitol: “The last year has been extremely hard on our state. Oregonians have suffered devastating wildfires, an ice storm, a historic heatwave, and extreme drought. Through it all, we have battled a global pandemic that has dramatically changed our daily lives. “Last March, we consulted with infectious disease doctors and publ...

Photo: ODOT Senate President Peter Courtney and House Speaker Tina Kotek today released the following statement on the expansion of public entry in the Oregon State Capitol: “The last year has been extremely hard on our state. Oregonians have suffered devastating wildfires, an ice storm, a historic heatwave, and extreme drought. Through it all, we have battled a global pandemic that has dramatically changed our daily lives. “Last March, we consulted with infectious disease doctors and publ...

Photo: ODOT Senate President Peter Courtney and House Speaker Tina Kotek today released the following statement on the expansion of public entry in the Oregon State Capitol: “The last year has been extremely hard on our state. Oregonians have suffered devastating wildfires, an ice storm, a historic heatwave, and extreme drought. Through it all, we have battled a global pandemic that has dramatically changed our daily lives. “Last March, we consulted with infectious disease doctors and publ...