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Chair Dembrow, Vice-Chair Weber, and Members of the Committee, On behalf of the Oregon Center for Public Policy, I respectfully
One of the big topics of discussion in Salem right now is whether to provide new subsidies for semiconductor companies
In creating a package of incentives to attract chip manufacturers, the Oregon legislature should prioritize investments that will deepen the
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The new House majority nearly came to blows in electing one of their own as speaker of the U.S. House
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