News Today's Wall Street Journal takes a look at the City's composting and garbage program. Although the program has gotten mixed reviews locally, the Journal says it's a national model."Delegations from places like San Antonio; Santa Fe, N.M.; and California's Marin C...   More

News Ellen Rosenblum will make history June 29 when she takes office as Oregon’s first female attorney general. But...
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News It’s human nature: Start charging people for something they’ve been getting for free, and many won’t want it anymore. Take, for example, a new toll for a bridge. In the Seattle area, one out   More

News Today WW reported that a former legislative aide complained to two law enforcement agencies about alleged sexual misconduct on the part of her one-time boss, State Rep. Matt Wingard (R-Wilsonville).
This afternoon, House Republican Leader Kevin Cameron (R-Salem) announced Wingard will give up his leadership position in his c...   More

News A former aide to Deputy House Republican Leader Matt Wingard (R-Wilsonville) has accused him of giving her alcohol when she was underage, pressuring her to have sex, and...   More

News Last week, WW reported that Portland lawyer Patricia McGuire had filed an elections complaint against Donna Maddux, a top lawyer at the Oregon Department of Justice, questioning Maddux's sending an election-related email from her state email address during the middle of a work ...   More

News Since the stormy departure of former University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere last November, the Ducks have been looking for a new president.
It looks as if they have found him.
This week, Michael R. Gottfredson, provost at the University of California, Irvine will be on    More

News The big national political story of today involves U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson, who was allegedly responsible for two hit-and-run crashes in California over the weekend.
Bryson, as The Oregonian    More

News Coming off the most expensive mayoral primary in Portland history—the top three candidates spent $2.6 million—the money trail has gone dark.
In the three weeks, since coming in first in the May 14 mayoral primary, former City Commissioner Charlie Hales has reported raising less than $500. Hales' opponent in the Nov. 6 general election, State Rep. Jefferson Smith (D-Portland) has reported 18...   More

News Adriana H. Canas, the Democratic candidate for House District 30 (Hillsboro), is running in one of the districts where Democrats hoped to pick up a seat to break the current 30-30 deadlock in the Oregon House.Canas, a member of the Hillsboro school board, is challenging one-term incumbent Rep. Shawn Lindsay (R-Hillsboro). Democrats hold a ...   More