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The Oregon Justice Building that houses the state appeals court is seen in Salem, Ore., on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. After losing an appeal in the court late Tuesday, leaders in the Oregon Legislature said Wednesday they'll obey a judge's order to turn over documents to the state's labor commissioner who is investigating sexual harassment at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Oregon Legislature to release sexual harassment records

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

Commissioner: Officials ignored subpoenas over misconduct

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FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2015, file photo, Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney, left, and Speaker of the House Tina Kotek confer at the Capitol in Salem, Ore. Oregon's Legislature is battling an effort by the state's labor commissioner, Brad Avakian, to investigate sexual harassment in the state Capitol, saying he lacks jurisdiction and would violate privacy of people who came forward under assurances their identities wouldn't be disclosed. (AP Photo/Timothy J. Gonzalez, File)

Oregon lawmakers battle labor commission’s #MeToo probe

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2011, file photo, state Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian speaks during an interview, in Portland, Ore. Avakian has accused political leaders in the Legislature and officials in the state Capitol of permitting &quot;a generally hostile environment based upon sex.&quot; (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Sexual harassment scandal reignites at Oregon Capitol

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

FILE--In this May 17, 2016, file photo, Oregon Republican Secretary of State candidate Dennis Richardson, left, and his wife Cathy Richardson take a phone call during a primary election night gathering for supporters in Portland, Ore. With a Republican threatening to take a state-wide office for the first time in many years in Oregon, the battle for secretary of state has become the hottest state race. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, file)

Low blows cited in Oregon’s hottest election

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

This Feb. 5, 2013, photo shows Sweet Cakes by Melissa in Gresham,Ore. An administrative law judge proposed Friday, April 24, 2015, that the owners of the suburban Portland bakery pay $135,000 to a lesbian couple who were refused service more than two years ago. The judge, Alan McCullough, ruled in January that Sweet Cakes by Melissa discriminated against Laurel and Rachel Bowman-Cryer by refusing to bake them a wedding cake. The bakers cited their religious beliefs in a case that has been cited in the national debate over religious freedom and discrimination against gays. (Everton Bailey Jr./The Oregonian via AP)

ROBERT KNIGHT: The danger of a Complacent Majority

By Robert Knight

Melissa Klein, co-owner of Sweet Cakes by Melissa in Gresham, Oregon, tells a customer that the bakery has sold out of baked goods to sell for the day on Feb. 5, 2013. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Sweet Cakes by Melissa owners: Same-sex wedding cake ruling is ‘persecution of Christians’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Melissa Klein, co-owner of Sweet Cakes by Melissa in Gresham, Oregon, tells a customer that the bakery has sold out of baked goods to sell for the day on Feb. 5, 2013. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Sweet Cakes by Melissa owners owe $135,000 in damages for gay wedding refusal

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Appeals court affirms firefighters’ OT ruling

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