The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley
The Oregon Legislature’s 2022 short session came and went (did you blink?) and in this era of rapid inflation and soaring costs for food and gasoline lawmakers passed $2.7 billion in new spending with the lion’s share allocated to child care, education, homelessness, housing, job training, and mental health.
The 2022 session also marked the end of the political career for longtime lawmaker and Senate president Sen. Peter Courtney (D-Eugene), whose name has been synonymous with Oregon politics for the . . .
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