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Murmurs: 911 Dispatchers Seek to Join Police Union

In other news: Board member intoxicated at school event.

Murmurs: Governor Underlines Need for Campaign Finance Reform

In other news: Oregon Republican Party again dealing with internal dissension.

Oregon State Government Already Led By Women Adds One More Woman

Bev Clarno, a former legislator from Redmond and a Republican, is to serve as secretary of state, following the death of Dennis Richardson last month.

The Oregon Legislature Will Pay More Than $1 Million to Eight Victims of Sexual Harassment. Many of the Complaints Lead Back to Peter Courtney.

The Legislature agrees to pay more than $1 million to women who complained of sexual harassment. Many of the complaints lead back to one man.

Murmurs: Oregon Lawmakers Pass Rent Control

In other news: A bird kill costs the feds $5 million.

Our Theater Scene Tells True, Inspiring Oregon Stories

“I believe the very fabric of Oregon is made stronger by the contributions of our immigrants, and the diversity of our communities. Portland’s performing arts scene celebrates that sentiment.”

Sam Carpenter’s New Book Charts a Course for GOP Domination of Oregon. We Read It So You Won’t Have To.

Former GOP candidate for governor Sam Carpenter’s written a new book about how to make Oregon Great Again (spoiler alert: it involves putting him in charge)

Oregon Looks Increasingly Ready to Pass Statewide Limits on Rent Increases

Top lawmakers and Gov. Kate Brown are haggling over how fast rent should increase.

WW’s 10 Most Read Stories of 2018

The most read stories on wweek.com show a year of comeuppances, closures and clobberings.

We Asked Oregon’s Top Democrats: Should Jeff Merkley Be Allowed to Run for the U.S. Senate and the Presidency Simultaneously?

Merkley has been informally testing support in Salem for scrapping the law that restricts his ascent.