The Oregon Judicial Department paid $325,000 to a Colorado-based organization for conference funding, raising questions about the value of this large expenditure for what appears to be a single event. It's unclear why Oregon taxpayers are funding a national conference at this substantial cost when local judicial training options might be available.
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