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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 not required to give feds voter data, judge rules
A federal judge tentatively ruled Wednesday that Oregon does not have to hand over personally identifiable data of more than 3 million Oregon voters to the federal government.
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Federal judge blocks Trump election order, siding with Oregon, Washington
A federal judge in Washington state on Friday permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a 2025 executive order that sought to require voters prove citizenship and that all ballots be received by Election Day.
Federal agents shoot two people in Portland, police say
Federal agents shot and injured a man and a woman near an east Portland medical clinic Thursday afternoon.
Oregon leads lawsuit over efforts to ban gender-affirming care for minors
Oregon has filed 53 lawsuits against the federal government this year.
Oregon ethics commission postpones vote on whether Rep. Greg Smith broke laws
Oregon's government ethics watchdog concluded state Rep. Greg Smith likely violated the law through his efforts to secure a $66,000 raise for himself at the Columbia Development Authority.
100 Oregon National Guard troops still mobilized despite Kotek hearing otherwise
The Oregon Military Department estimates that the deployment of Oregon Guard cost taxpayers $16 million.
OR, CA senators call on federal election official to rescind illegal voting claims or resign
Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read previously called for Christy McCormick to resign.
Lawmakers to discuss ‘painful’ cuts for Oregon agencies under $373 million deficit
Potential cuts across state agencies could mean service reductions for Oregonians and more work for current employees.
DHS Secretary Noem visits Portland ICE facility as lawsuit over National Guard deployment continues
Oral arguments before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals are scheduled for Thursday morning in the ongoing federal case over National Guard troop deployments to Portland.
Federal judge bars Trump administration from sending any National Guard troops to Portland
After Judge Karin Immergut’s Saturday order preventing mobilization of the Oregon National Guard, the federal government ordered first California and then Texas troops to Portland.