3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (298+ words) Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle held a “stop the corruption” town hall in Springfield Thursday. The town hall was a part of a tour focusing on concerns about corruption in politics. During the townhall, both called for…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (771+ words) Leading Oregon Democrats on Tuesday once again proclaimed their faith that the Nov. 3 election will go off without a hitch, despite an ongoing legal battle over proposed changes to vote-by-mail policies. But the state’s top elections official would offer little…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (367+ words) Courts have ruled twice this week on the Trump administration’s efforts to limit voting by mail, most recently blocking new U.S. Postal Service restrictions Thursday. In a statement acknowledging the ruling, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read said the Constitution…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (357+ words) This story originally appeared in the Oregon Capital Chronicle and is used with permission. All Oregon voters will receive ballots by mail and should plan to return them by mail or an official dropbox despite a legal setback for states…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (451+ words) The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for President Trump’s executive order that would upend mail voting practices. That could be a blow in an all-mail voting state like Oregon. But with 10 weeks to go until Election Day, the state’s…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (300+ words) Junction City leaders have chosen a current Clackamas County Commissioner as their next city administrator. The Junction City Council voted unanimously to choose Ben West on Tuesday, pending a background check. West has been a Clackamas County Commissioner since 2023, but…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (1141+ words) By the time Democrat Xavier Becerra left Washington, D.C., more Americans than ever had health insurance, owing partly to his work over the years to pass, defend, and expand the Affordable Care Act. It's an achievement the former congressman and U.S. secretary…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (520+ words) Gov. Tina Kotek has clinched the last outstanding nomination of a minor party in Oregon, effectively cementing the slate of candidates vying for governor this year. On Sunday, the Oregon Working Families Party voted to cross-nominate Kotek as its candidate…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (85+ words) NPR for Oregonians What Florida Democratic primary results say about the party's path to victory Florida Democrats took competing paths in Tuesday night’s primary elections as they try to win their first statewide race since 2018, nominating a progressive Democrat for…...