Rachel Monahan

Opponents of Measure 103 Rebuff Threats of Legal Action Against Their Supporters

A letter from a Stoll Berne attorney asks for an “apology and retraction” from backers of a broad measure that would ban a tax on “groceries.”

Sen. Jeff Merkley Is Hiring Staff in Iowa and New Hampshire

It’s part of an effort to flip control of Congress back to the Democrats, but it again add to the idea that Merkley is running.

Former Oregon Secretary of State Phil Keisling Urges All States to Adopt Vote-By-Mail

In a New York Times editorial, Keisling, along with former Washington State Secretary of State Sam Reed, argue Oregon’s system of voting should be adopted across the country.

Measure 103 Will Ban Grocery Taxes. What Else Will it Do?

Oregon businesses are asking voters to change the state constitution to prohibit city, county and state governments from ever taxing groceries.

Who Is Not on the Oregon Ballot But Has the Most at Stake This November?

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler. He won’t be up for re-election until 2020, but the final two years of his first term will be shaped by what happens this fall.

In the Historic Portland City Council Contest, Why Are So Many African-American Politicians Lining Up Behind the Candidate Who Trails By 25 points?

Black elected officials from across the state. State Sens. Lew Frederick (D-Portland), Jackie Winters (R-Salem) and James Manning (D-Eugene) have endorsed Smith; so have former Sens. Margaret Carter and Avel Gordly (both D-Portland), two of the first black women to serve in the state Capitol.

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Rachel Monahan

Opponents of Measure 103 Rebuff Threats of Legal Action Against Their Supporters

Sen. Jeff Merkley Is Hiring Staff in Iowa and New Hampshire

Former Oregon Secretary of State Phil Keisling Urges All States to Adopt Vote-By-Mail

Measure 103 Will Ban Grocery Taxes. What Else Will it Do?

Who Is Not on the Oregon Ballot But Has the Most at Stake This November?

In the Historic Portland City Council Contest, Why Are So Many African-American Politicians Lining Up Behind the Candidate Who Trails By 25 points?

Some of Portland’s Affordable Housing Developers Are Rebelling Against Proposed Tenant Protections

Video: At Debate, Opponent of the Metro Housing Bond Challenged Over Race

Body Camera Footage Shows PSU Campus Police Officers Fatally Shooting Man Holding Gun Outside Portland Bar

Sen. Jeff Merkley Is Financing Congressional Candidates in Key States for Presidential Primary

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