Category OREGON NEWS
Oregon Democrat Bynum declares victory in 5th Congressional District
CLACKAMAS — Surrounded by a hastily assembled group of campaign volunteers, Democrat Janelle Bynum declared victory in Oregon’s closest congressional race. The Associated Press has not yet called the district, but Bynum has led since Tuesday night and The Oregonian/OregonLive projected Friday morning that Bynum…
Oregon DMV discovers dozens more voter registrations of non-U.S. citizens though none has voted
Reviews ordered by Gov. Tina Kotek bring the total number of people wrongly registered to vote to 1,617.
Oregon will get up to $40 million in a new opioid settlement with Kroger
Oregon will receive up to $40 million to fight and prevent drug addiction as part of a national opioid settlement with Kroger. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Tuesday announced the deal, which is part of a $1.37 billion national settlement with the grocery chain…
Bentz joins in call for wilderness status for nearly 1 million acres in Malheur County
The Republican congressman’s plan for a new wilderness area with safeguards for cattle grazing may disrupt a delicately-balanced plan already before Congress.
More than a dozen Oregon communities vote to ban psilocybin businesses
Voters in more than a dozen Oregon cities, including in the Portland area, voted to ban the regulated sales and use of psilocybin mushrooms.
Voters trouncing Oregon’s Measure 118 on creating new corporate tax and rebate for residents
Voters overwhelmingly reject Measure 118 with 79% voting against the measure which would increase corporate taxes and give all residents a yearly rebate, preliminary election results showed.
Results indicate voters opposing Oregon’s Measure 117 on switch to ranked choice voting
According to preliminary results from the Secretary of State’s Office, nearly 58% of voters are against Measure 117, compared with 42% in favor.
Democrat Bynum leads Republican Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon’s most competitive congressional district
Bynum held a lead of 52% over Chavez-DeRemer’s 42% in initial results posted by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Court dismisses case brought by school district against state over reduced timber revenue
A circuit court judge ruled that the Jewell School District failed to make the case that the forestry department was violating a funding law by reducing logging