Mia Maldonado - Oregon Capital Chronicle
Mia Maldonado began working at the Oregon Capital Chronicle in 2025 to cover the Oregon Legislature and state agencies with a focus on social services. She began her journalism career with the Capital Chronicle's sister outlet in Idaho, the Idaho Capital Sun, where she received multiple awards for her coverage of the environment and Latino affairs. She has a bachelor's degree in Spanish and international political economy from the College of Idaho. Born and raised in the West, Mia enjoys hiking, skiing and rockhounding in her free time.
Oregon Democratic leaders push to move transportation referendum to May
Republican leaders of a campaign to bring transportation taxes to voters said Democrats are trying to keep the measure off the November ballot so it doesn't appear alongside Gov. Tina Kotek's reelection bid.
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Republican transportation referendum leader announces bid for Oregon governor
Rep. Ed Diehl, R-Scio, is in his second term in Oregon House. His district include much of east Marion County, including parts of east Salem.
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Kotek’s call to repeal her own transportation law faces legal concerns
A 1935 Oregon Attorney General legal opinion says state lawmakers can't repeal a law once it's been referred to the ballot.
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Immigration top of mind for Oregon Democrats ahead of 2026 legislative session
Democrats, who hold supermajorities in Oregon's House and Senate, are working on plans to break from the federal tax code, while Republicans said they're focused on affordability.
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Oregon immigrant rights attorneys ask court to block warrantless ICE arrests
A HIllsboro construction worker who says he spent three weeks in ICE detention despite showing agents a work permit is one of two people suing the agency over its warrantless arrests in Oregon.
Oregon Gov. Kotek extends homelessness emergency order, this time with a mental health focus
A new declaration orders state agencies to rehouse more than 1,400 people and prevent homelessness for 8,000 Oregon households through 2027.
Oregon will keep its childhood vaccination schedule, despite CDC changes
Oregon and other western states will continue to follow childhood vaccine recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cut back its list of recommended immunizations.
Conservative think tank asks court to block Oregon union fraud law
An Olympia-based conservative think tank is suing Oregon over a new law that makes it illegal to impersonate a union representative. The Freedom Foundation, which says it advocates for public sector employees to understand their rights to opt out of…
Conservation groups urge Oregon to reduce whale deaths from crab fishing gear
Several groups are petitioning the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to adopt pop-up buoys for crab pots to limit entanglements for whales.
Oregon saw at least 1,100 immigration arrests in 2025
An analysis of federal data shows immigration arrests in Oregon increased tenfold over 2024.