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Bradley W. Parks Originally published on April 6, 2021 4:50 pm Aides in the Oregon State Capitol have cleared a major hurdle in their quest to become the first employees of their kind in the U.S. to form a union. In an order issued Tuesday, the Oregon Employment Relations Board roundly rejected a list of objections to a 180-member staff union raised by the state Legislature. Instead, the ERB sided with employees who’ve contended that they are eligible under state collective bargaining law...

“This will be one of our voting precincts, and we will be ready to roll for the election,” said Margaret Murdock, Election Coordinator for the City of Gulfport with a grin early Monday afternoon at the Handsboro Community Center precinct in Gulfport. It’s the final countdown on this Municipal Primary Election Day Eve, and while voters won’t head to the polls until Tuesday, precincts throughout Gulfport have been busy with activity. - Advertisement - “We are setting up all 19 precincts...