Alex Baumhardt - Oregon Capital Chronicle
Alex Baumhardt has been a national radio producer focusing on education for American Public Media since 2017. She has reported from the Arctic to the Antarctic for national and international media, and from Minnesota and Oregon for The Washington Post. She previously worked in Iceland and Qatar and was a Fulbright scholar in Spain where she earned a master's degree in digital media. She's been a kayaking guide in Alaska, farmed on four continents and worked the night shift at several bakeries to support her reporting along the way.
Federal judge blocks Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard to Portland
A federal judge in Portland on Saturday ruled that the Oregon National Guard is blocked from serving a federal role. The order temporarily stops the plan of President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to deploy 200 Oregon Guard troops to Portland to guard federal buildings
Oregon delegation talks shutdown over health care costs and ‘perilous moment for our constitution’
Oregon's lone Republican in Congress, U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, didn't respond to questions Wednesday about the federal government shutdown.
Following suit against Trump, Oregon asks judge to issue order blocking Guard deployment
Oregon's request for temporary restraining order blocking federal troop deployment is part of a broader lawsuit against the Trump administration over its federalizing of Oregon National Guard troops.
Oregon sues to block Trump from sending National Guard to Portland
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth notified Gov. Tina Kotek on Sunday morning that he was mobilizing 200 Oregon National Guard members for 60 days under an order to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal property where protests are occurring or likely to occur.
Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Wyden presses U.S. Treasury secretary to release Epstein financial files
Wyden has been investigating disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s financial transactions for years and calling for more transparency from federal agencies.
Health insurance premiums to rise for thousands of Oregonians in 2026 unless Congress intervenes
Nearly 35,000 Oregonians who buy insurance through the state’s Affordable Care Act market will lose all financial help if enhanced tax credits aren’t extended.
Feds quietly delay cleanup of forever chemicals at military bases in Oregon, Washington
An Air National Guard base in Portland and an Air Force base near Spokane are among those that will have longer timelines for forever chemical cleanup.
Oregon missed out on $48 million in rural school, community funds since act expired, report finds
Congress has failed for more than a year to reauthorize the 20-year-old Secure Rural Schools bill costing western states millions, Center for American Progress finds.
Oregon Democrats mull options to divorce state tax code from GOP cuts
Oregon taxpayers would pay about $400 million less in state income tax under the GOP megabill, because federal income tax changes automatically roll down to the state level.
Little spring rain means much of Oregon now in severe drought
Between April and July, Oregon experienced its fourth driest period since record keeping began in 1895, according to the state’s climatologist.