After coasting to GOP primary win, Drazan says governor’s race will be different this time
AURORA — Christine Drazan finished her quest to become the Republican nominee for governor amid towering stacks of wine barrels in rural Clackamas County on election night. Turns out she barely had to break a sweat after launching her campaign last October at a barge manufacturing operation in Northwest Portland.…
Iran war, skyrocketing fuel prices battering Oregon’s economic forecast
Oil prices have doubled since Oregon’s top economists last met with reporters and lawmakers to discuss the state’s economic outlook, creating a “new economic reality.” The latest forecast, which economists Carl Riccadonna and Michael Kennedy…
Drazan wins Republican primary for governor, teeing up rematch with Kotek
Oregonians voting in the 2026 governor’s race will decide between two familiar faces: State Sen. Christine Drazan and Democratic incumbent Gov. Tina Kotek. The Republican state senator from Canby who lost to Kotek by a…
Oregon Labor Commissioner Christina Stephenson poised to keep her job against primary challenger
Oregon’s labor commissioner appears poised to keep her job for a second four-year term. Christina Stephenson, the head of Oregon’s Bureau of Labor & Industries, was fending off a primary challenge from Chris Lynch, a 15-year veteran of the agency…
Oregon voters overwhelmingly rejecting hikes to gas tax and vehicle fees
Oregonians are on track to overwhelmingly reject hikes to the state’s gas tax, payroll tax and vehicle registration and title fees that would have gone toward funding the maintenance and operations of public roads and bridges. Initial election results from…
Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle headed to rematch with GOP challenger Monique DeSpain
The race to represent Oregonians living along the state’s central and southern coast and parts of the Willamette and Umpqua River Valleys in Congress will be a rematch of 2024. U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle, a Lane County Democrat representing Oregon’s…
Oregonians must complete interviews to receive SNAP benefits starting June 1
Beginning June 1, all Oregonians applying for or renewing federal food benefits will have to complete an interview with state human services staff. The changes reflect a return to pre-pandemic standards for receiving Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits, or SNAP,…
Oregon DMV reviews use of undercover license plates for federal agents in wake of legal threat
Oregon transportation officials say they are reviewing a decision to temporarily stop issuing undercover license plates to federal law enforcement agencies, a policy that has prompted recent legal threats from the Trump administration. The Oregon Department of Transportation on April…
One member of Kotek’s Prosperity Council wanted recommendations to push harder for tax cuts
Ahead of the May 15 meeting of Gov. Tina Kotek’s Prosperity Council in Eugene, one of the loudest voices on the panel pushed for an even more aggressive posture, particularly on tax reductions. In a May 13 email to the…
Overdose deaths in Oregon drop second year in a row
Overdose deaths in Oregon have dropped for a second year in a row, according to the state’s health agency. There were 1,100 overdose deaths in 2025, preliminary estimates from the Oregon Health Authority show — a drop from more than…
Oregon appeals court tosses Linn County man’s felon-in-possession conviction over pawnshop rifle sale
The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday overturned a conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a Linn County man on probation following felony charges who sought to dispose of his hunting rifle by selling the gun at a…
Oregon attorney general seeks to double antitrust team to fill federal enforcement void
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and the state’s Department of Justice will ask state lawmakers to double the capacity of the agency’s antitrust team tasked with stopping illegal mergers and corporate monopolies. Oregon’s Justice Department currently has eight antitrust officials…
Oregon’s housing supply increased only about 5% between 2020 and 2025
Oregon’s housing supply increased modestly between 2020 and 2025, with the biggest growth in Central Oregon, but progress lags far behind the state’s lofty goals. U.S. Census Bureau data released May 14 shows the number of Oregon housing units climbed…
About 12% of Oregon voters have cast ballots week ahead of primary election
Oregon election officials have received 357,000 ballots as of Tuesday, about 12% of the 3.1 million sent to registered voters across the state ahead of the May 19 primary. That’s a third of the overall voter turnout during the 2024…
Analysis suggests tolling math doesn’t add up for I-5 bridge replacement
A yet-to-be-released analysis of the proposed new Interstate Bridge provides the clearest view yet of how tolling, which is central to any effort to fund and build the public works project across the Columbia River, could affect traffic numbers —…
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