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After listening to speaker after speaker discuss Oregon’s substance abuse crisis, Rep. Kevin Mannix had a logical question:
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After listening to speaker after speaker discuss Oregon’s substance abuse crisis, Rep. Kevin Mannix had a logical question:
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 ODOT essentially rescinded its planned cutbacks on winter highway maintenance after Democratic legislative leaders and Gov.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
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.
Will Oregonians see a legislative session in 2024? Or will Republican lawmakers – at least on the Senate side – protest by not showing up?
The dire predictions didn’t come true. Legislative Democrats did not steal Oregonians’ income tax kicker.