Oregon lawmakers approve $200M for housing, homelessness Oregon lawmakers have approved $200 million to tackle the state's homelessness and housing crises The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023
Oregon, a hotbed of extremism, seeks to curb paramilitaries Oregon's Legislature is considering a bill that experts say would create the nation’s most comprehensive law against paramilitary activity The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023
Oregon’s top liquor official resigns after admitting to hoarding rare bourbon from state warehouse Officials bought rare bottles from state warehouse, investigation found The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023
Love of rare liquor lands Oregon officials in criminal probe The Oregon Department of Justice is opening a criminal investigation into allegations that senior officials in the state’s alcohol regulatory agency violated ethics laws by diverting rare bourbons for personal use The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023
Heads may roll in Oregon agency due to love for rare bourbon Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has asked the board of commissioners of the state’s marijuana and alcohol regulating authority to remove its executive director and other leaders who allegedly abused their position for personal gain The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
Housing activists clash with environmentalists over mass timber factory homes: ‘We have to do this’ Housing activists say mass timber uses less energy and emits less carbon than concrete and steel. Environmentalists say not so fast. Fortune · Jan 28, 2023
As pandemic rent relief ends, states struggle to prevent homelessness PORTLAND, Ore. — For almost three years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, states have had an unwelcome but ideal laboratory to test potential solutions to slow eviction, one of the most persistent challenges in preventing homelessness. Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023
"A man-made disaster:" Oregon's new governor tackles housing Oregon's newly sworn-in Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek signed three executive orders to tackle the state's housing and homelessness crises on her first full day in office Tuesday The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023
Oregon's new governor sworn in, declares homeless emergency Liberal Democrat Tina Kotek unveiled measures to combat homelessness as she was sworn in as Oregon's new governor The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023
Oregon governor commutes sentences of all death row inmates in state Ms Brown is the latest Oregon governor to extend a moratorium on executions in the state The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022
Record 12 women to serve as governors, with notable firsts A record 12 women will take their seats as their states' highest-ranking elected officials when the nation's governors are sworn in this winter The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022
New generation of candidates stakes claim to Democratic party’s future The leadership in Washington may be geriatric but key wins for younger candidates suggest a generational change is under way The Guardian - US · Nov 13, 2022
Republican candidate for Oregon governor Drazan concedes The Republican candidate for Oregon governor, Christine Drazan, has conceded that she lost the race to Democrat Tina Kotek The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022
Three days after US midterms, where do House, Senate races stand? Democrats’ hopes buoyed as counting continues in Arizona, Nevada Senate races; Republicans close in on House majority. Al Jazeera · Nov 11, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022 AP News Digest 3:40 a.m. Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022 Why AP called the Oregon governor race for Tina Kotek There were no signs that Republican Christina Drazan was improving on vote totals that would have enabled her to overtake Democrat Tina Kotek in the Oregon governor’s race
WEKU · Nov 11, 2022 Tina Kotek is Oregon's new governor, continuing Democrats' rule Kotek, a former state House speaker, beat out Republican Christine Drazan, a former state lawmaker. The race was uncomfortably close for Democrats, who've held the governor's mansion for four decades.
Al Jazeera · Nov 10, 2022 US midterm results: Where things stand in House, Senate races Control House and Senate races to come down to just a few key races, with attention most on Arizona, Nevada and Georgia.
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022 Oregon governor's race on knife's edge, too early to call Oregon’s gubernatorial election is hanging on a knife’s edge, with the race still too early to call in a state that has voted in Democratic governors since 1986
The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022 Historic wins: Women, Gen Z and LGBTQ candidates celebrate series of firsts in midterms Maxwell Frost, 25, became the youngest congressman in history while Democrat Maura Healey of Massachusetts goes down in the history books as the first openly lesbian governor in US history
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022 Oregon governor's race a nail-biter with 3rd candidate Oregon’s gubernatorial election, usually a shoo-in for the Democratic candidate, has turned into a nail-biter with the Republican's bid possibly buoyed by a third contender
WEKU · Nov 8, 2022 Six races for governor that could make history this midterm election The majority of U.S. politicians are white men. This cycle, some states are poised to make history by electing female, LGBTQ, or Black governors for the first time.
Reuters · Nov 7, 2022 Abortion and voting rights at stake in tight U.S. governors' races Competitive governor contests are on the ballot in about a dozen states in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, with outcomes that hold far-reaching consequences on issues such as abortion, voting rights and guns.
Al Jazeera · Nov 3, 2022 The gubernatorial races to watch in the US midterm elections Amid unfounded election claims and repeal of Roe v Wade, US governors take centre stage on key issues in US midterms.
The Guardian - US · Nov 3, 2022 Why is Nike founder Phil Knight so desperate to prevent a Democratic win in Oregon? Knight’s backing for Christine Drazan clashes with the company’s progressive image. Could it tip the governor’s race?