News Articles:

Health Care Effort Comes to Ashland
Ashland Daily Tidings - Ashland, OR

The toughest job in Oregon
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland, OR

Decision not to air Obama's talk draws fire
Mail Tribune - Medford, OR

Despite reservations about cost, Bates pushes health care reform
Mail Tribune - Medford, OR

Facts fall victim in end of life debate
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland, OR

Oregon Legislators give fish hatchery deal a second look
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland, OR

Senate Votes to Dramatically Expand Health Care Coverage for Oregonian’s Children & most Vulnerable
Salem-News.com

The road to recovery is bipartisan
Mail Tribune - Medford, OR

Oregon Legislature to debate bill on family leave for employees
Catholic Sentinel - Portland, OR

Senate passes bill to require defibrillators
Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA

Lawmakers get an earful from public
Mail Tribune - Medford,OR,USA

Testing in Residential Wells Passes Senate
Salem-News.Com - OR,USA

Bates: Budget crisis should be Salem's top priority
Mail Tribune, OR
March 23, 2009
By Bill Kettler

Oregon Senate honors Hank Collins with a concurrent resolution
Mail Tribune, OR
February 25, 2009

Win-Win Solution for Columbia River fisheries goes to Legislature
Fly Rod & Reel Magazine
February 19, 2009

Bills would move commercial gillnetters off the Columbia River
Statesman Journal - Salem, OR
February 17, 2009

Legislature may move Columbia gill-netters away from wild fish
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland, OR
February 17, 2009

Lawmaker seeks new use for psychiatric hospital
By David Steves
The Register-Guard - Eugene, OR
February 9, 2009

Changing course along the water
By Damian Mann
Mail Tribune
January 19, 2009

Democrats optimistic of enacting state health-care reform
By Bob Albrecht
Mail Tribune
January 18, 2009

Action pledged on health care
Advocates seek changes in first 100 days of Legislature

StatesmanJournal.com
By Peter Wong
January 16, 2009

Senator: Tort reform should move forward despite Oregon's budget woes
BY CHRIS RIZO
LegalNewsline.com
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Oregon lawmaker vows to fight fellow Democrats over med-mal liability
BY CHRIS RIZO
LegalNewsline.com
January 6, 2009

Economy dominates town hall questions
Bates, Esquivel say state badly needs proposed federal stimulus packages

By John Darling for the Mail Tribune
January 06, 2009

Siskiyou cities hope for public ownership
By David Smith
Siskiyou Daily News
Wed Dec 17, 2008

Bates tries to talk down 'deranged' man in Senate

Funding education could top legislative agenda

Southern Oregon's lawmakers: who they are and what they'll do

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