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The full consequences of the city’s new electoral system remain uncertain.

The city auditor's office says Gonzalez repeatedly failed to return donations that exceeded Portland’s contribution limits in a timely manner.

Oregon lawmakers will continue to set their own salaries and those of certain other elected officials

A political group associated with the Portland Metro Chamber has poured tens of thousands of dollars into an ad push for the former Portland Mayor.

Five candidates had raised $900,000 or more apiece, as of Wednesday.

The auditor’s office also defended the impartiality of the investigation while faulting Gonzalez for interfering in the review.

The secretary of state is investigating 11 Portland City Council candidates and one candidate for mayor.

Chief Deputy Auditor Reed Brodersen said the auditor’s office had received new information that prompted it to reconsider the matter.

If approved by voters, Oregon would be just the second state to offer some form of basic income to all residents.

The announcement comes two months away from Election Day.

Established outside interests are expected to make large, organized and well-financed pushes in the coming weeks.

The move adds Portland to a small but growing list of U.S. cities, states and other jurisdictions that have adopted a widely used form of single-winner ranked-choice voting.

The Oregon Department of Justice announced Wednesday that did not find enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that former FTX executive Nishad Singh and state Democratic Party leaders knowingly misreported the source of the crypto trading company's 2022 donation.

Oregonians will likely decide just four or possibly five ballot measures this fall as only a pair of citizen-led initiatives appear to have garnered enough signatures by Friday’s deadline.

Proponents of a school voucher-like system have failed to collect enough signatures to put a proposed measure on the November 2024 ballot.

The field of mayoral hopefuls is nearing double digits less than five months before November's election.

Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade asked for the funding after lawmakers in March passed a historic campaign finance bill.

The Democratic Party of Oregon misreported the source of a $500,000 donation. State prosecutors are still deciding whether to investigate.

Three groups or individuals have contributed more than $1 million to Oregon campaigns since 2023.

His donation, made to the Bring Balance to Salem PAC, brings the committee’s cash on hand to nearly $5.1 million.

Lawmakers have until March 10 to pass the bill.

Powerful lawmakers from both parties expressed a desire Friday to pass a campaign finance bill.

The House Rules Committee will hold a public hearing on the bill on Friday.

The U.S. Constitution prohibits anyone who took an oath to support the Constitution, then “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof” from holding any federal office.

Oregon teachers unions play a powerful role in state politics and shape public education policy.

A political nonprofit long led by Oregon's powerful public employee unions wants to set campaign contribution limits in the state — and kill a competing 2024 ballot proposal by campaign finance reformers that would enact tighter limits and stricter ad disclosures.

Longtime political and education editor Betsy Hammond joins Therese Bottomly to talk about the recently completed legislative session.

Here are the highlights of lawmakers work over the contentious five-month session.