Political Coffee 2-9-2022

Kate keeps mask requirements until March 31, when other blue states are dropping them immediately: They probably have polling showing they are getting killed politically in upcoming elections: https://www.capitalpress.com/state/oregon/oregon-will-lift-indoor-mask-requirements-by-march-31/article_9027403f-c8d3-539f-b142-69f76c668748.html

OR Dems introduce bill to let unelected bureacrats turn violent criminals loose rather than a Gov because of how damaging it has been to Gov Kate: https://oregoncatalyst.com/57738-sen-linthicum-blows-whistle-dangerous-soft-crime-bills.html

Bill Sizemore enters R Gov primary: https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2022/02/07/conservative-bill-sizemore-enters-the-republican-primary-for-governor/