What Oregon's voting record shows

Lessons from election 2012

December 10, 2012 4:00 am

Open publication - Free publishing - More wescomOregon is reliably blue. The Beaver State has thrown its seven electoral college....MORE

In Salem

Governor set to push tuition help for students here illegally

December 10, 2012 4:00 am

SALEM — In a speech to civic leaders and lawmakers last week, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber signaled his support for legislation that would make attendance at state universities more affordable for students living in the country without legal....MORE

Inauguration to get corporate funding

December 8, 2012 4:00 am

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will accept unlimited donations from corporations — but no money from lobbyists or political action committees — to finance his 2013 inaugural festivities, a spokeswoman for his inaugural....MORE

Democrats coast to victory in some Western states

November 29, 2012 4:00 am

SEATTLE — It has become a truism of West Coast politics, from California to Washington, that the Pacific oceanfront is a kind of Democratopolis, with a culturally linked strip of liberal cities from San Francisco through Portland and Seattle....MORE

In Salem

Record sum in House races; will it change?

• Oregon is one of 4 states that impose no limits on campaign contributions

November 26, 2012 4:00 am

SALEM — The two words seem to go hand in hand: money and politics. Across the nation, there were headlines of record-breaking amounts of money being raised and spent this campaign season. In Oregon, with the control of the House in play, an....MORE

Arizona finishes counting ballots after 2 weeks

November 23, 2012 4:00 am

LOS ANGELES — Two weeks after the election, the ballots are finally counted in Arizona. The delay — more than half a million were uncounted on Election Day — has left community organizers who registered a record number of Latino....MORE

Advocates fear political data mining

November 22, 2012 4:00 am

WASHINGTON — Shortly before Election Day, a Stanford graduate student reported that the campaign Web sites of both President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney were “leaking" personal information about their supporters through....MORE

Bend

Russell takes seat on council

November 20, 2012 4:00 am

New Bend City Councilor Sally Russell was sworn into office Monday night, and a fellow councilor announced his desire to be named the city's next mayor. Councilor Mark Capell, elected in 2006, announced that he would like to be the next appointed mayor. Mayor Jeff Eager did not seek re-election and his term ends this year. The City Council selects one of its members to serve as mayor every two years.....MORE

Citizens united Opponents

Activists ask Bend City Council to back constitutional amendment

November 19, 2012 4:00 am

Dave Goodwin worked for more than three decades in corporate communications for Mead, the office and school-supplies manufacturer. Goodwin, 81, loved the work and said the company treated its employees well. But now he is worried that corporations....MORE

Turnout analysis

Central Oregon voters: a reverse of the state

• Unofficial ballot returns show Republicans dominate the local electorate; Democrats dominate Oregon

November 19, 2012 4:00 am

In the presidential election earlier this month, a higher percentage of Oregon Republicans than Democrats cast ballots. A recent....MORE