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Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator Program: 2014 legislative changes
Read about the changes to the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator program for people with “inadequate resources,” e.g. people without relatives or friends willing or able to serve as…
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Yay for the Oxford Comma! (New York Times)
“Lack of Oxford Comma Costs Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute,” by Daniel Victor, March 16, 2017, New York Times. “A class-action lawsuit about overtime pay for truck…
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How to Find Oregon Senatorial District Demographics by County Population? Statistical Atlas!
…having less than a majority of its voters within Multnomah County….” I could find some data at the Oregon Legislature’s website, but not all. So, I asked a Reference Services…
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Oregon Condo and Planned Communities: Bills in the 2015R Legislature: Signs & Records Disclosure
If you’re a member of an association of owners (aka HOA) and want to learn about how the Oregon Legislature makes laws, here are two bills just for you….
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Job: Legislative Assistant (Oregon Legislature, 2012 Session)
Policy and government wonks: Visit the Oregon Legislature’s Jobs’ website for information about this and other jobs….
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Always Use the Serial (aka Oxford or Harvard) Comma in Legal Documents
You may or may not use a serial comma wherever (or nowhere) else you want, but woe to the person who leaves the serial comma out of legal…
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Another View of the Textualism and Statutory Interpretation Theory Cathedral (Jot Well)
Review: The Multiple Faces of Textualism (Jot Well, Jan 15, 2021) Article reviewed: Tara Leigh Grove, Which Textualism?, 134 Harv. L. Rev. 265 (2020). Excerpt: “In her wonderfully-titled…
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The Future of Money in Oregon Politics: Recommendations for policymakers (PDX City Club)
The City Club of Portland has released a new report: The Future of Money in Oregon Politics: Recommendations for policymakers (January 6, 2021). They have made it available in…
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The Other Lottery (not Shirley): Selecting Presidents, Legislators, and Judges By Lottery
A recent (Season 5) Malcolm Gladwell Revisionist History podcast reminded me that there is a long history of elections by lottery. (Revisionist History, Malcolm Gladwell, The Powerball Revolution, Season…