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Despite Senate President Rob Wagner and Gov. Tina Kotek continuing to express hope that the session can be salvaged, some lawmakers and Capitol insiders say it is effectively over and are preparing to reconvene in a special session this summer to craft the two-year budget.

Oregon Senate Republicans on Tuesday declared they’re willing to return to pass bipartisan legislation and budget bills on June 25.

The GOP-led Senate walkout is the first round of a fight that likely will continue in court when the session concludes by June 25.

Senators who are barred from re-election will not be allowed to file for re-election in 2024 when the window for candidates opens Sept. 14, according to the Oregon Secretary of

The political divide affecting the United States is hitting Oregon hard.

One third of all Oregon senators are now ineligible for another term following the 13th day of a Republican walkout in the Senate.

All but three Republicans in the Oregon state Senate have now made themselves ineligible to serve another term.

Conservative candidates vying for a seat on the McMinnville school board did not prevail in the May 16, 2023 special election.

"I had promised several legislators during the session, including Betsy, access to Pappy when available," he wrote

The state redistricting board drew maps to favor Republican candidates in state Senate districts, the court ruled.

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A landmark decision firmly establishes that partisan gerrymandering violates the Alaska Constitution.

Justices concluded that the Alaska Division of Elections mishandled the withdrawal of the independent who sought to replace Don Young

A last-minute bipartisan effort to update Alaska’s election laws does not include new campaign contribution limits, nor does it make changes to the state’s open primaries and ranked choice voting system.

Idahoans for Open Primaries will attempt to qualify a ballot initiative for the November 2024...

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho voters could soon decide whether to have open primary elections and whether to choose candidates in order of preference, through a burgeoning method called ranked choice

Pair of former legislators endorse creation of independent redistricting commission

Oregon's new elections director worked for the Democratic Party of Oregon but will nonetheless oversee an investigation of the party's large cryptocurrency donation.

An email from a state division director asking customers to advocate for the agency’s budget raised eyebrows.

The secretary of state says she made clear to staff in February that she could no longer be involved in the audit, due to an impending contract with a couple whose business practices have since come into question.

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, a Democrat, has been consulting since February for a cannabis company with strong political ties to elected Democrats — and large sums of unpaid taxes.

Records obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive show the performance audit was all but finalized by the time Fagan pulled out of the audit.

The Oregon Secretary of State’s office audited cannabis regulation as the agency’s head worked as a paid consultant in the industry.

Drama surrounding the secretary of state's role with a private cannabis company overshadowed a report about how the state is handling pot businesses.

Justice Clarence Thomas might be the most egregious when it comes to taking gifts and not disclosing them, but he’s not alone. His colleagues on the U.S. Supreme Court also haven’t been shy about taking fancy freebies from rich people — many of whom have an interest in the actions of the court. The justices […]