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5 days ago · Oregon Capital Chronicle focuses on deep and useful reporting on Oregon state government, politics and policy. We help readers understand how those in government are using their power, what’s happening to taxpayer dollars, and how citizens can stake a …
Oregon Democrats have one-vote edge in quest for House …
5 hours ago · Oregon Democrats’ ability to fully enact their legislative agenda and pass a transportation funding package next year may come down to a single state House district, now divided by just one vote. Marion County, home to the state’s capital, is still processing and tallying thousands of votes ...
Oregon School districts, employees face $670 million increase in ...
3 days ago · Oregon school districts are projected to pay $670 million more to the state’s public employee pension program over the next two years, potentially wiping out all increases to school funding proposed by Gov. Tina Kotek. The increased tab, more than 10% for some districts, follows lagging returns ...
Oregon stays Democratic and even appears to flip a district in …
2 days ago · Although Oregon mostly held to its usual political patterns this election, that doesn’t mean nothing changed. The pre-eminent example of that is Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, where the parties flipped control and the vote changed a little. A close look at the election results showed some ...
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4 days ago · Trump legal case in New York on hold as prosecution studies effect of presidential win BY: Ashley Murray - November 12, 2024 WASHINGTON — All court proceedings for President-elect Donald Trump’s guilty conviction in New York are now paused, as the prosecution examines moving forward with the case against the man who will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.
Oregon election results follow usual pattern
Nov 5, 2024 · Oregon had few surprises in the general election results that changed the political landscape very little. Tracking closely with similar kinds of results in Washington state, the light blue Beaver state stuck with its usual voting patterns, careful to rarely edge over into landslides.
Latest Oregon economic forecast shows steady growth, uncertain …
May 29, 2024 · Oregon’s economy continues to grow steadily, if at a slower pace than it has in recent years, state economists told lawmakers on Wednesday. That includes April personal income tax collections coming in higher than expected, leaving a “fifty-fifty proposition” that Oregonians will receive a $582 million kicker tax credit in 2026, two years after the state paid out the largest kicker in ...
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Nov 7, 2024 · Rayfield announces two members of his Oregon attorney general team BY: Ben Botkin - November 7, 2024 With votes still being counted, Oregon Attorney General-elect Dan Rayfield on Thursday announced the first two members of his executive team and promised to stand firm against “unconstitutional and unlawful threats” President-elect Donald Trump made while campaigning.
Latest Oregon economic forecast shows up to $1.7 billion …
Feb 7, 2024 · Julia Shumway is the Capital Chronicle's deputy editor and lead political reporter. Before joining the Capital Chronicle in 2021, she was a legislative reporter for the Arizona Capitol Times in Phoenix and reported on local and state government and politics in …
Guide to the 2024 Oregon legislative session
Feb 5, 2024 · Julia Shumway is the Capital Chronicle's deputy editor and lead political reporter. Before joining the Capital Chronicle in 2021, she was a legislative reporter for the Arizona Capitol Times in Phoenix and reported on local and state government and politics in …