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In this episode of The Common Thread, Governing CEO Cathilea Robinett sits down with Randy Clarke, General Manager of the ...

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This article is part of Governing’s Inside Politics newsletter. Sign up to subscribe. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek found herself in an unusual position last month, asking her fellow Democrats in the state ...

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