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MISSION —Former Oregon speaker of the House and Democratic nominee for governor Tina Kotek walked away from her tour of the Umatilla Indian Reservation with one word in mind: “impressive.”
Kotek said the Kayak Public Transit system, owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, is a model the rest of the state should be looking at for inspiration.
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