Oregon Gov. Kotek, advocates push for more childcare access ahead of 2027 session
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday offered some of the clearest details yet on legislation she is planning for the 2027 session to further expand childcare access in the state, flanked by advocates at a Portland-area private school heavily dependent on public funding for early learning and care. At a…
Trump DOJ to send federal monitors to Oregon’s Multnomah County on Election Day
Federal lawyers on Thursday alerted Oregon officials that they will send election observers to Multnomah County for the Nov. 3 midterm, prompting Oregon’s secretary of state to remind voters about the limited powers those individuals…
In Bend, across state, voters have approved hundreds of millions for school safety as shootings rise
More than 100 of Oregon’s 197 school districts have asked voters in the past eight years to agree to local property tax increases to raise money for school safety upgrades. That’s according to a Capital…
Bynum calls for ICE to pause enforcement in Bend, Deschutes County in wake of school shooting
The Oregon congresswoman who represents Bend is calling on federal officials to stop non-emergency immigration enforcement in the Central Oregon city in the wake of last week’s elementary school shooting. In a letter to acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Insurers could revisit denied doula coverage claims after Oregon agency admits error
Oregonians who were denied coverage for doula services since the beginning of this year could see their claims readjusted after state regulators informed health insurance providers that they misinterpreted Oregon laws mandating they take care of the cost of those…
Umatilla declares emergency over lost revenue from Gov. Kotek’s data center permit pause
An eastern Oregon city that has for the last decade welcomed some of the largest data centers in the state is fighting Gov. Tina Kotek’s recent order meant to temporarily pause data center development, saying it could cost the city…
Oregon to increase 2027 payments to care organizations for Health Plan members
Next year, Oregon will pay an average of nearly $630 more per member every month to the organizations arranging providers for the vast majority of Oregon’s 1.4 million Medicaid members under new fixed payment rates announced by the Oregon Health…
Drazan, Kotek push outside their comfort zones in tight race for governor
In her second quest to defeat Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, has gone straight into the political lion’s den. She has announced policy plans to reduce taxes and regulations in the heavily Democratic Portland metropolitan area, emphasized…
Wondering where your ballot went? A new Oregon tool helps you keep track
Oregonians can keep track of their ballot’s whereabouts and know when election officials accept it for counting with a new statewide digital tool. Voters in Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah, Yamhill and Washington counties have long had access to BallotTrax, a tool…
Feds intercept ‘suspicious’ package intended for Oregon election office
Federal officials intercepted a “suspicious package” addressed to Oregon’s election office before it arrived in the state, Secretary of State Tobias Read said Friday. “We are not aware of any additional suspicious packages heading to Oregon, but our office and…
Social Security raise helps, but possible cuts still loom for Oregon
Oregonians receiving Social Security benefits will see a 3.6% increase in their checks starting in January, the federal government announced Wednesday. That’s good news for the state, which has the nation’s 11th-oldest population. But a state like Oregon, with a…
With fewer public defenders, indigent defendants pay the price
AUSTIN, Texas — It was a good day for the defense. Standing in front of a judge in Austin’s Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, attorney Matthew Shrum secured a ruling that spared his client from serious punishment on a shoplifting charge.…
Oregon elections chief urges early voting as test of USPS service shows slow mail service
Following President Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on vote-by-mail in the run-up to the Nov. 3 midterm elections, Oregon’s secretary of state, 36 county clerks and election officials in August conducted an experiment. They sent and tracked 108 pieces of mail…
Kotek, Drazan focus on development at final debate in Bend for Oregon governor’s race
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, spent their final televised debate for the 2026 Oregon gubernatorial race tussling over who could best spur economic growth, housing and development in the state with a focus on Oregonians…
Oregon State’s real football crowds averaged about 19,000 last season
This time of year, Oregon’s primary sports obsession is the University of Oregon Ducks, a perennially top-ranked football team that plays in front of rabid fans in one of the loudest stadiums in college sports. Even with one of the…
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