Julia Shumway - Oregon Capital Chronicle
Julia Shumway is editor of Oregon Capital Chronicle and has reported on government and politics in Iowa and Nebraska, spent time at the Bend Bulletin and most recently was a legislative reporter for the Arizona Capitol Times in Phoenix. An award-winning journalist, Julia most recently reported on the tangled efforts to audit the presidential results in Arizona.
Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read welcomes injunction of Trump election order
As a federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked parts of President Donald Trump’s sweeping election executive order, Oregon’s top elections official joined officials from around the country in North Carolina questioning federal agency leaders over plans to implement Trump’s order.…
In Silverton, U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum talks health care, business and fighting back
U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum heard from Silverton residents concerned about having fewer health care options following Salem Health and Regence Blue Cross' split.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek backs Salem livability levy, concept of state payment to capital city
Gov. Tina Kotek says she'll vote for a city of Salem property tax measure to pay for libraries and parks on the May ballot.
Oregon Sen. Aaron Woods dies at 75
Colleagues remembered the Wilsonville Democrat for his commitment to public service and his community.
Oregon House passes bill to criminalize sharing AI-generated fake nude photos
State law already prohibits maliciously sharing naked or sexually explicit photos of people, but prosecutors said their hands were tied by deepfakes.
Oregon voter registration errors began years earlier than DMV officials acknowledged
A new report found 118 Oregon voter registration errors, most between 2010 and 2023.
In Warm Springs, tribal members and other central Oregon residents share budget feedback
The budget hearing last week was the first on tribal lands in at least two decades.
Oregon, Washington sue Trump over sweeping elections order
The lawsuit is the 12th Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed against the Trump administration since he took office in December.
Oregon Democrats unveil $1.9 billion transportation funding plan
A Democratic proposal would raise Oregon's gas tax to 60 cents per gallon alongside higher DMV fees, higher bike taxes and more.
Thousands of Oregonians slam Republican senator’s attempt to end mail ballots
Outcry against Sen. David Brock Smith’s bill to end mail-in voting overwhelmed the state Legislature’s website.