Republican Patti Adair endorsed cutting Medicaid, repealing Obamacare
Adair is running for Congress in Oregon’s 5th District.
By Jesse Valentine - May 12, 2026
Adair is running for Congress in Oregon’s 5th District.
By Jesse Valentine - May 12, 2026
A 2020 analysis found that states with universal vote-by-mail systems have “essentially zero fraud.”
By Jesse Valentine - March 09, 2026
Chavez-DeRemer represents Oregon’s 5th district despite living in District 3.
By Jesse Valentine - October 30, 2024
DeSpain has celebrated endorsements from Republican leaders who support restrictive abortion bans
By Jesse Valentine - July 11, 2024
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and nearly two dozen other Democratic-led states urged the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve the ability of emergency room doctors to provide abortions, arguing that failing to do so would have devastating effects for their health care systems and women across the country.
By Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror - April 01, 2024
Lawmakers are weighing an array of pharmacy bills this session that could rein in prescription prices and allow pharmacists to treat people for COVID-19
By Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital Chronicle - February 12, 2024
Rep. Dwayne Yunker, R-Grants Pass, was appointed to fill a vacancy in the state House in December
By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle - January 31, 2024
Texas was sued over its restrictions on drag performances, an Oregon clinic was shut down by a bomb threat, and Florida reversed its ban on high school AP psychology curriculum.
By Will Fritz - August 14, 2023
The law makes New York the third state to make it possible for residents to access contraception without going to a doctor.
By Associated Press - May 07, 2023
The bill would make it a felony to transport a minor to obtain an abortion or even to a post office to pick up abortion medication.
By Rebekah Sager - April 03, 2023
Although Republicans criticize her for the commutations, Gov. Kate Brown made clear she did so as ‘recognition that the death penalty is immoral’ and ‘an irreversible punishment.’
By Associated Press - December 14, 2022
Oregon is at least the sixth state to consider mitigative measures for people accused of marijuana-related crimes since President Joe Biden issued pardons on a federal level in October.
By Associated Press - November 22, 2022
Voters in four states have approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime, while those in a fifth state rejected a flawed version of the question. The measures approved Tuesday could curtail the use of prison labor in Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont. In Louisiana, […]
By Associated Press - November 12, 2022
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, which donated to Christine Drazan just days before Election Day, has given nearly $600,000 to Republican candidates this election cycle.
By Emily Singer - November 02, 2022
Mike Erickson promises to ‘stop the reckless tax-and-spend schemes’ after taking PPP funds.
By Josh Israel - October 25, 2022
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a congressional candidate in Oregon, also claims the American Rescue Plan ‘hurt the American people.’ Meanwhile, her business accepted more than $1.3 million in forgiven PPP loans.
By Kaishi Chhabra - October 21, 2022
During a podcast four years ago, Oregon Republican House nominee Alek Skarlatos laughed at the idea of a woman being accidentally choked to death during sex.
By Josh Israel - October 12, 2022
The Energy Department announced nearly $50 million for research, development and demonstration work to support floating offshore wind platforms.
By Associated Press - September 18, 2022
There were more heat deaths in Portland in June than in the entire state over the past 20 years, authorities said.
By Associated Press - August 08, 2021
More than 100 people in Oregon died during the extreme heat wave in late June.
By Associated Press - July 11, 2021
Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman refused to resign, so his fellow state lawmakers expelled him from the chamber.
By Emily Singer - June 11, 2021
Security camera video emerged showing state Rep. Mike Nearman opening a door to the Oregon Capitol, allowing protesters to enter.
By Associated Press - June 08, 2021
This past year has seen a continued reappraisal of the legacy of 19th-century Pacific Northwest missionary Marcus Whitman.
By Associated Press - June 06, 2021
‘The impacts to our family farms and these rural communities will be off the scale,’ said Klamath Irrigation District president Ty Kliewer.
By Associated Press - May 29, 2021
Thirteen states and the District of Columbia have enacted similar laws thus far.
By Casey Quinlan - May 18, 2021
Public health officials say the efforts are crucial to reach people who haven’t been immunized yet.
By Associated Press - May 01, 2021
State Sen. Dallas Heard also opposes mandatory safety measures aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic.
By Oliver Willis - February 23, 2021
As a violent mob descended on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., protests in other states also cropped up.
By Amy Lieu - January 07, 2021
The latest Trump fan to be arrested targeted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer with antisemitic remarks.
By Josh Israel - November 11, 2020
Also: A Georgia church takes a stand against LGBTQ discrimination and a federal court hands a victory to Texas voters.
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