The Takeaway is a weekly session publication making sense of Oregon politics and policy. Every Friday while the legislature is in session, we publish a review of the week’s prominent topics and controversies. Our readers span from politicians and corporate executives to journalists and every day political junkies.
Despite a slow start to the legislative session, Oregon lawmakers are wasting no time tackling some of the more high-profile and controversial issues of the year.
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Dec
22
Oregon Lawmakers, Protestors Converge for Special Session
The collegiality inside the building stood in stark contrast to developments occurring on the Capitol’s front steps.
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Dec
18
Oregon Lawmakers Return to Salem for Third Special Session
This special session comes after several weeks of negotiations around the scope of legislative actions.
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Nov
18
Oregon Economists Report Stable Revenues in Updated Forecast
Although forecasted revenues remain below their pre-pandemic amounts, the increase represents stability in the overall revenue outlook.
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Nov
04
Reflections on the Oregon 2020 Election
Oregonians cast a record 2.3 million votes in yesterday's presidential election, bringing an end to a long and hard-fought campaign season. Unlike many states changing their voting methods to accommodate pandemic safety protocols, Oregon’s vote by mail system prevailed as perhaps the most ordinary moment of
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Sep
25
Oregon Lawmakers Convene for Virtual “Legislative Days”
The interim hearings were heavy on substance and relatively light on political pomp.
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Aug
11
Oregon Legislature Completes Act I of Rebalancing the State Budget
Since the early days of the pandemic, legislators knew they would be called into special session to recalibrate the state budget.
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Jun
26
Oregon Lawmakers Convene in First Pandemic Special Session
The special session was also a political trial run to test the ability of the parties to work together.
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May
20
State Economists Forecast $2.7 Billion Budget Shortfall
The economists described the outlook as a “sea change” compared to recent forecasts, which predicted a slackening in economic activity but continued growth.
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Mar
18
Lawmakers Begin Preparing Oregon’s Response to Coronavirus
Oregon lawmakers are preparing to enter into a special session to aide the state’s response to the outbreak.
