The Oregon Department of Transportation has temporarily postponed its decision on tolling stretches of I-205 and I-5 in the Portland area in the next five years and will consider a request from Clackamas County for extra time to hash out regional congestion-pricing plans before tolls are imp…
COVID-19, lame-duck leaders, power shifts, political bitterness, elections and a possible walkout could combine to kneecap the 2022 session of the Legislature.
The House District 44 seat Tina Kotek is vacating in north and northeast Portland will be filled by appointment of the Multnomah County commissioners.
Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney and House Speaker Tina Kotek announced Monday that all committee meetings during the upcoming 2022 legislative session, set to begin Feb. 1, will be conducted virtually.
The Democrat candidate for governor accuses the political establishment of working against him.
The Oregon Elections Division rejected Nicholas Kristof's attempt to file his candidacy for governor Thursday, Jan. 6, citing a requirement for candidates to reside in the state for three years prior to the election.
The first days of the first week of the 2022 election year have been filled with a flurry of announcements of leaders leaving and candidates campaigning for office.
It's no secret that Oregon is in desperate need of bolstered child care.
Oregon lawmakers cleared the way in a scripted special session for $100 million more in state rental assistance and $100 million more for local efforts to prevent evictions.
Knute Buehler, the 2018 Republican nominee for governor, endorsed Sen. Betsy Johnson, who is running an insurgent independent campaign for governor in 2022.
The old saying "not to decide is to decide" played out Tuesday in Oregon's races for governor and Congress.
Gov. Kate Brown has called a special session of the Oregon Legislature to extend temporary protections against eviction for tenants awaiting rental assistance.
SALEM — Oregon's Environmental Quality Commission, a governor-appointed panel, has approved the Clean Trucks Rule, a mandate aimed at cutting emissions by requiring production of cleaner trucks.
As the executive director of Oregon Tradeswomen, Kelly Kupcak wants to see other women — and people of color — have the same opportunities for apprenticeships that helped her raise two sons as a union heavy equipment operator.
Nicholas Kristof's relationships formed over decades as a journalist are showing up in a strong wave of "red letter" giving to his campaign for governor of Oregon.
Up, in, around or out?
Long-delayed campaigns for the 2022 Oregon Legislature were given a green light on Monday by the state Supreme Court.
Betsy Johnson's independent candidacy for governor flexed its fundraising muscle on Thursday, filing a state report that it has $2.3 million on hand for the 2022 race.
Oregon's state coffers continue to add personal and corporate income taxes at a record pace, state economists told lawmakers, although there are other signs that pace will slow soon.
Gas prices are up. They're about to get even higher.
Last summer's triple-digit temperatures proved to be one of the deadliest recorded natural disasters in Oregon's history.
U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, fresh from a global climate-change conference in Scotland, says the federal government will have to do more to avert the natural disasters posed by worsening wildfires, floods and heat waves.
Oregon gubernatorial candidate Jessica Gomez will be speaking in Albany on Wednesday morning, Nov. 17 as part of the Linn County Republican Women’s monthly gathering.
Gov. Kate Brown said Friday, Nov. 12 that she is considering calling a special session of the Oregon Legislature to extend legal protections for tenants at risk of eviction while they wait for emergency rental assistance.
With so many twists and turns to the saga, officials are fed up with waiting.
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