When Selma Pierce died Dec. 1, 2020, after a car struck her while she was walking near their home in West Salem, Dr. William "Bud" Pierce took… Read more
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Oregon’s new legislative districts that Democratic lawmakers passed earlier this fall are he… Read more
Two-term Rep. Jack Zika, R-Redmond, said Thursday he would not run for reelection next year. Read more
Betsy Johnson’s independent candidacy for governor flexed its fundraising muscle on Thursday… Read more
Lori Chavez-DeRemer was 150 miles from home on Thursday, marking Veterans Day in Bend and Redmond. Read more
Oregon lawmakers do not have to follow a state law that prohibits drawing political maps to … Read more
The 2022 election campaign received a jolt of political adrenaline on Monday as former New Y… Read more
A food tax that has divided Cannon Beach is hanging by a thread. Read more
The closest results in Central Oregon’s special election Tuesday came down to two people. An… Read more
Lincoln County residents voted Tuesday to phase out vacation rentals in the coastal county’s… Read more
Harney County voters on Tuesday showed their love for Idaho. Read more
Crook County voters approved a bond measure to fund the construction of a new courthouse and… Read more
With most of the vote counted, ballot returns show a controversial food tax passing in Canno… Read more
Voters in Madras, Warm Springs and Metolius on Tuesday approved a $24 million bond measure t… Read more
An old saying is that "money is the mother's milk of politics." Read more
A judge has found that new congressional districts passed by Oregon Democrats meet all legal… Read more
A prize-winning ex-New York Times columnist from Yamhill County. Read more
Jamie McLeod-Skinner of Crooked River Ranch was endorsed in the 2022 race for the 5th Congre… Read more
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley of Oregon have called for a federal investigation of Salem’… Read more
Nick Kristof made it official Wednesday morning: He's running for governor in his home state… Read more
Jamie McLeod-Skinner, a Democrat from Crooked River Ranch, has filed to run for Congress aga… Read more
Bend attorney Emerson Levy said Thursday she plans to run in 2022 for the House District 53 … Read more
PORTLAND — Oregon’s new congressional districts are receiving national attention as a Democr… Read more
The number of candidates running for Oregon governor in 2022 is just short of two dozen aft… Read more
Betsy Johnson, a moderate Democratic state senator from Scappoose, announced Thursday she is… Read more
Deschutes County Commissioner Tony DeBone will run for reelection for the seat he has held … Read more
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof after months of public exploration has taken a ste… Read more
State Rep. Bill Post, R-Keizer, announced Monday that he would be resigning after seven year… Read more
If you are praying or just passing by the Our Lady of Sorrows on Woodstock Boulevard in Port… Read more
The drawn-out fight over political redistricting has sucked most of the oxygen out of any ot… Read more
State Treasurer Tobias Read has officially entered Oregon's gubernatorial race. Read more
Morgan Schmidt, a pastor with the First Presbyterian Church of Bend, is running for a seat o… Read more
House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, received a key labor endorsement in her 2022 bid to be… Read more
The shape of the 2022 election could take a step forward next Monday with a special session … Read more
Thursday was the official political opening day in Oregon. Read more
A video diaspora of lawmakers, an alphabet soup of proposals, echoing audio, dead air and a … Read more
Ready or not, Oregon, the 2022 election season is here. Read more
Legislative leaders on Friday released competing plans for new political districts to be use… Read more
As a former college basketball player, Ron Wyden knows all about shot clocks. Read more
Political redistricting hearings around the state next month have been canceled due to COVID… Read more
There’s a new video game that comes with a big prize. Read more
Jason Beebe, a longtime Prineville city councilor who was elected mayor last year, announced… Read more
The 2022 campaigns for Oregon’s congressional seats have started — despite no maps to tell a… Read more
In her 18-year tenure as Deschutes County Clerk, Nancy Blankenship has become no stranger to… Read more
A pandemic political deal and feuding Democrats have made for a noisy start to the makeover … Read more
It’s out with the old and in with the new in Salem and Washington, D.C., as lawmakers wrap u… Read more
The Deschutes County Commission has appointed Steve Dennison, the county’s former elections … Read more
Summer is normally a relatively quiet time in Oregon politics. Read more
Imagine Bend being Oregon’s eastern most city, a short drive from Redmond, Idaho. Read more
Baker City Mayor Kerry McQuisten is aiming for a much higher political office — Oregon governor. Read more
Oregon, the first state to conduct all elections by mail, would join the ranks of states acc… Read more
Nancy Blankenship, Deschutes County clerk, will retire at the end of July after nearly 20 ye… Read more
Information on the impact of reapportionment of political districts on each county in Oregon… Read more
Oregon, the first state to conduct all elections by mail, would join the ranks of states acc… Read more
If initial results hold, Democrats’ winning streak in Bend elections will continue. Read more
An incumbent and a newcomer appear to be leading their races for the Jefferson County School… Read more
Most of the four races for Redmond School Board were extremely close in early, unofficial re… Read more
Zavier Borja appeared to be leading by a wide margin in the race for an open seat on the Ben… Read more
In other special district election news: Read more
Voters in the Sisters School District appear to have approved a bond measure for a new eleme… Read more
