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Tobias Read takes office as Oregon secretary of state
1 day ago · In an auditorium on his alma mater’s Salem campus on Monday, Tobias Read took his oath of office as secretary of state with a promise to spend the next four years working to make Oregon better. Read, a Democrat who spent the past eight years as treasurer, was elected secretary of state in November ...
Lawmakers propose pause on rate hikes from utilities embroiled in ...
1 day ago · Environment; Politics; Lawmakers propose pause on rate hikes from utilities embroiled in wildfire lawsuits Oregon Republicans want to ban utilities from raising rates on customers if the companies have been involved in unresolved wildfire lawsuits for three or …
Oregon likely faces battle with next Trump administration
Nov 22, 2024 · During the just-concluded campaign for attorney general, Republican Will Lathrop dodged a question about whether he supported his party’s presidential candidate by saying he was “ laser focused” on public safety issues in Oregon and not on national politics. National issues, he suggested, were not a major part of the job for an Oregon attorney general.
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5 days ago · As ‘smart cities’ tools grow nationwide, so do privacy and ethical concerns BY: Paige Gross - January 4, 2025 After nearly a week of searching for a suspect in the hit-and-run death of an 81-year-old St. Helena, California woman this summer, police found and arrested a man with the help of license plate reading cameras that registered him near the scene.
10 top Oregon political stories of 2024 • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Dec 31, 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 …
State government has more money, and more challenges, than …
Dec 9, 2024 · Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle is running an end-of-year fundraising campaign, with a $10,000 goal, to help us continue our first-class coverage next year.A lot is at stake, and there’s a long legislative session in 2025. We’re completely dependent on donor dollars, and they’re tax deductible.
Lawmakers preview housing bills as many Oregonians face …
Dec 16, 2024 · Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle has launched a $10,000 end-of-year fundraising campaign to help us continue our first-class coverage next year.A lot is at stake, and there’s a long legislative session in 2025. We’re completely dependent on donor dollars, which are …
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 …
Oregon stays Democratic and even appears to flip a district in …
Nov 14, 2024 · 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.