Catching up on the news after the long holiday weekend? The Liftoff has you covered with the end of the Portland #TeachersStrike, #Election2024 updates and more. theoregonway.substack.com/p/the-liftoff-…

Contributor Gary Conkling looks at the good and bad of the recent state revenue report and economic forecast. #economy #orleg theoregonway.substack.com/p/amid-good-re…

Today's Liftoff rounds up stories looking at the upcoming 2024 #orleg short session, fallout & reaction to the Portland #TeacherStrike & other #orpol news. Ingredients theoregonway.substack.com/p/the-liftoff-…

This week's Liftoff from OR360 looks ahead to the 2024 #orleg short session. My predicition: Governor Tina Kotek will make better use of the short session than any governor since it started. It plays to her strengths of prioritization and organization. theoregonway.substack.com/p/the-liftoff-…

December is year-end column time. Today, I take a look back at the #strikes of 2023 and how they could affect 2024 and beyond. Did some of the contracts solve short-term problems while creating long-term questions? #economy #YearInReview theoregonway.substack.com/p/how-will-the…

Today, Mark Hester has the first of several op-eds we'll have this month looking back at 2023 and/or ahead to 2024. His topic: the #strikes of 2023 and their short- and long-term implications. #YearInReview theoregonway.substack.com/p/how-will-the…

Motivated by a Multnomah County, OR meeting in November, some December thoughts about local government: theoregonway.substack.com/p/care-hope-an… Thanks to Jesse Beason & Jessica Vega Pederson & Commissioner Susheela Jayapal and lots more people trying hard to do good, necessary, & difficult work

As we continue year-end columns, adam davis suggests that one way to create more positive feelings about #government in 2024 is to put more emphasis on care and hope. #orpol theoregonway.substack.com/p/care-hope-an…. .

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Phil Keisling on Tom McCall, Vera Katz, and vote-by-mail | EP 132 Watch 📺 lnkd.in/eaQqdFGa Listen 🎧 lnkd.in/eaAx_XqJ #podcast #oregon #policy #government #news #orleg #orpol #podcastlife #youtube

Metro Councilor Christine Lewis on housing, climate, and transportation | EP 133 Watch 📺 lnkd.in/eUUCbt_6 Listen 🎧 lnkd.in/ehHvpe3R #podcast #oregon #policy #government #news #orleg #orpol #podcastlife #youtube #climate #transportation

Tony Morse is the ”recovery candidate” for Portland City Council | EP 134 Watch 📺 youtu.be/IEcuArY8jn0?si… Listen 🎧 lnkd.in/eDZpjCPx #podcast #oregon #policy #government #news #orleg #orpol #podcastlife #youtube

What happened in Newberg? | EP 135 Watch 📺 youtu.be/eZrBDui82_o?si… Listen 🎧 lnkd.in/eeBMP2jW You can learn more about the Civility Project here: lnkd.in/exQ6Y_PB #podcast #government #policy #localnews #orpol #orleg #oregon

The race for the soon-to-be-open 3rd Congressional District is getting interesting, thanks both to the candidate mix and the intersection with national politics. Read the latest on #Election2024 and other #orpol news in Liftoff. #Congress theoregonway.substack.com/p/the-liftoff-…

The candidate lists for CD3 and Portland mayor are getting clearer - and more interesting. For updates on #Election2024 and other #orpol news, check out The Liftoff from OR360. theoregonway.substack.com/p/the-liftoff-…

First, the #COVID19 pandemic. Then the strike. Learning loss keeps piling up for #students. Contributor Gary Conkling offers some ideas about how to make up the lost ground in this column. theoregonway.substack.com/p/addressing-s…

Christmas is only a week away but there's a lot of #orpol news to catch up on this week, including the plan for saving #Portland and fallout from the #TeacherStrike. It's all in the Liftoff. theoregonway.substack.com/p/the-liftoff-…

"Portland’s best chance to revive downtown may be at night," writes contributor Gary Conkling. #downtown #Portland theoregonway.substack.com/p/portlands-be…

It was a tough year for #Portland, but @tapogna outlines reasons for hope that 2024 will be the start of a turnaround. #YearInReview theoregonway.substack.com/p/2023-in-revi…

Check out our Christmas week edition of The Liftoff with the usual #orpol roundup plus some feel-good stories for the holidays. theoregonway.substack.com/p/the-liftoff-…