Stay updated with breaking news from Mark Henkels. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Some members of the audience and speakers question the League of Women Voters' rules. While emails don't draw a connection to Benton County officials, they were clearly unhappy about it.
Republicans might not have gained as many seats as they had hoped in the November election, but they won enough to prevent Democrats from raising taxes without Republican support.
Losing the three-fifths majorities in both chambers means Democrats will need Republican support to raise taxes
Republicans won enough seats to prevent Democrats from raising taxes without Republican support but few tax bills emerge in any session.
From the City Club of Eugene: Not since the War of 1812 has there been an attack on the US Capitol. The long record of Capitol security was broken on January 6, 2021, and this time the assault was not done by a foreign army, but by U.S. citizens. The January attack on the Capitol will have consequences as yet unknown for the country and the Republican Party. A special commission will investigate the causes of the riot and propose some form of corrective action. How much future threat will be presented by those who stormed the Capitol? What are the likely impacts of the home district censures...