Peter Courtney, longest serving legislator, memorialized by colleagues, friends at Oregon Capitol
Oregon bade farewell to the state’s longest-serving legislator in the Senate chamber that the late Peter Michael Coleman ...
Giant in Oregon politics, Peter Courtney, honored in celebration of life
The Oregon Legislature celebrated the life of Peter Courtney on Wednesday. Courtney was the longest-serving legislator and ...
Public invited to Peter Courtney celebration of life at Oregon state Capitol
The public is invited to join current and former politicians in remembering the state's longest-serving legislator who died ...
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Lawmakers Consider Banning Bets on Dog Racing—for Real, This Time
In 2022, the late Sen. Peter Courtney (D-Salem) passed a bill that he and his co-sponsor, state Rep. David Gomberg (D-Otis), ...
Oregon Legislature honors Peter Courtney, hosts celebration of life in Senate chamber
Friends, family, legislators, and members of the public gathered in Oregon’s Senate chamber Wednesday for Peter Courtney’s ...
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Republicans and Democrats remember Peter Courtney, legendary leader of Oregon senate, who governed the ‘Oregon Way’
Courtney's oratory skills were unequaled and his influence over state politics arguably unmatched. Perhaps most noteworthy in today’s era, he embodied a style of government he believed was the “Oregon ...
Race may have been factor in Derrick Clark Jr.’s death, judge rules; Case moves to trial
A lawsuit accusing members of the Clackamas County SWAT team of racially motivated excessive force is moving forward to trial ...
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Oregon Capitol honors late Senate President Peter Courtney, state’s longest-serving lawmaker
Oregon bid farewell to the state’s longest-serving legislator in the Senate chamber that the late Peter Michael Coleman Courtney presided over for 20 years and loved more than anything but his ...
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Republicans and Democrats remember Peter Courtney, legendary leader of Oregon senate, who governed the ‘Oregon Way’
Peter Courtney, the longest-serving state lawmaker in Oregon history, died in July. But on Wednesday, in the state Senate where his booming voice was a constant for decades, many said they felt ...