Competitive Races Emerge to Replace Sen. Mark Hass and Rep. Mitch Greenlick

Three candidates are in the Democratic primary to replace Greenlick; two vie to replace Hass.

Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek Files For Reelection

If she’s elected again, she could serve a fifth term as Oregon Speaker of the House.

The Oregon Department of Transportation’s Next Director Is the Agency’s Highway Division Administrator

Kris Strickler currently oversees the highway division and oversaw the unsuccessful Columbia River Crossing effort.

Can You Get a 10 Cent Deposit on Cans Bought in Washington?

Several readers called bullshit on my recent bottle-redemption column (Dr. Know, WW, Aug. 14, 2019), in which I discussed Oregon’s rising tide of interstate bottle fraud, and the law recently signed by Gov. Kate Brown to combat it.

Oregon Senate Democrats Will Waive Fines For AWOL Republicans But Will Seek to Reduce Quorum Requirement

Truckers and Loggers Started a Rebellion in Oregon. Political Insiders Took It Over.

Timber Unity started out organic and grassrootsy. Then the pros took over.

Governor’s Proposed Vetoes Include a Bill Enviros Hate and Money For a Dam Study in District of Dem Who Voted Against Cap and Trade Bill

Gov. Kate Brown says she may veto four pieces of legislation passed in 2019.

Oregon’s Ban on Single-Family Zoning Could Combat Global Warming—If Democrats Don’t Let Sprawl Win

Metro lobbyist Randy Tucker says Realtors want “to rig the land use system in ways that turn Portland into Houston.”