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 rent increases capped at 9.5% in 2026
For the first time this year, mobile home rent increases are also capped at 6% for facilities with more than 30 spaces.
Paying National Guard troops to deploy to Portland would cost millions
A 60-day deployment of 200 soldiers would cost nearly $4 million in pay alone, an Oregon Military Department representative told lawmakers Tuesday.
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.
New laws aim to protect Oregonians from medical bankruptcies, dishonest car dealers
Gov. Tina Kotek said states need to do more to protect consumers after most of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's employees were fired this year.
Trump Justice Department sues Oregon, Maine for not turning over voter data
Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read, who vowed to fight the lawsuit, said sharing data the U.S. Department of Justice demanded would violate Oregonians’ privacy rights.
Oregon Gov. Kotek tells state agencies to stop travel, prepare for budget cuts
A Tuesday letter from the governor to agency directors comes after a budget surplus turned into a $373 million shortfall in a matter of weeks.
Oregon AG Rayfield talks federal lawsuits, consumer protection at Salem City Club
Attorney General Dan Rayfield criticized a Marion County lawsuit over Oregon's sanctuary law during a Friday speech at Salem City Club.
Oregon transportation tax vote and layoffs delayed because of senator’s health
Gov. Tina Kotek delayed planned layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation until Oct. 15. The Oregon Senate is now scheduled to vote on a transportation funding package and gas tax increase Sept. 17.
Oregon House passes transportation tax package
A $4.3 billion transportation package passed the House largely along party lines Monday. The Oregon Senate is expected to vote Wednesday.
Director of Oregon Human Services Department to retire this fall
Gov. Tina Kotek plans to appoint Deputy Director Liesl Wendt to succeed Fariborz Pakseresht.