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Capital Chatter: Journalism makes a big difference | Columnists

Proposed revisions to much-maligned Measure 110 are a failure. So say groups on opposing sides of the drug criminalization debate.

Salem , Oregon , United-states , Ortland , Canyon-city , Jeff-helfrich , Christine-goodwin , Kevin-mannix , Jason-kropf , Community-safety-response , Oregon-legislature , Committee-on-addiction

Capital Chatter: Journalism makes a big difference | Columnists

After listening to speaker after speaker discuss Oregon’s substance abuse crisis, Rep. Kevin Mannix had a logical question:

Oregon , United-states , Portland , Salem , Multnomah-county , Tina-kotek , Andy-mendenhall , Kevin-mannix , Peter-courtney , Annaliese-dolph , Kate-brown , Ed-blackburn

Capital Chatter: Journalism makes a big difference | Columnists

Rural Oregonians and Republican politicians got a big win this week. ODOT essentially rescinded its planned cutbacks on winter highway maintenance after Democratic legislative leaders and Gov. Tina Kotek came

Portland , Oregon , United-states , Clackamas-county , Oregon-department-of-transportation , Jason-kropf , Dan-rayfield , Rob-wagner , Tina-kotek , Andrew-cutlerwrote , Kevin-glenn , Community-safety-response

Capital Chatter: Journalism makes a big difference | Columnists

One of the first stories I wrote for the Jason Lee Junior High newspaper focused on the potential loss of teen programs if voters defeated Tacoma’s upcoming school levy.

Portland , Oregon , United-states , Hawaii , Massachusetts , Beaverton , John-kitzhaber , Tim-nesbitt , Ted-kulongoski , Tina-kotek , Quality-education-commission , Baker-school-district

Capital Chatter: Journalism makes a big difference | Columnists

Oregon’s economy is in stable condition. So are state revenues and Oregon’s population.

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Capital Chatter: Journalism makes a big difference | Columnists

Will Oregonians see a legislative session in 2024? Or will Republican lawmakers – at least on the Senate side – protest by not showing up?

Ake-oswego , Oregon , United-states , Portland , Prineville , Orvallis , Rob-wagner , Dan-rayfield , Vikki-breese-iverson , Kathleen-taylor , Tina-kotek , Community-safety-response

Capital Chatter: Kicker questions, we have lots

The dire predictions didn’t come true. Legislative Democrats did not steal Oregonians’ income tax kicker.

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Oregon revenue forecast alters conventional wisdom | Columnists

Sometimes, people get along in Oregon politics.

Salem , Oregon , United-states , Mount-hood , Baker-city , Ortland , America , Ron-wyden , Rob-nosse , Allison-seymour , Jeff-merkley , Becky-hultberg

Oregon revenue forecast alters conventional wisdom | Columnists

"I understand the threats from members of the majority that you want to arrest me, you want to put me in jail with the state police, and all that sort

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Oregon revenue forecast alters conventional wisdom | Columnists

This spring, my wife and I ably filled our car’s gas tank at service stations around the West: Winnemucca and Tonopah, Nevada … Kingman and Phoenix, Arizona … Bakersfield, Fresno

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