Tag Archives: Oregon

Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s attorney general is investigating the parent company of Fox News with the intent of suing over possible losses to state employee retirement funds because the channel broadcast false claims about the 2020 election. The investigation, which Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Monday, is tied …

Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle For more than 10 years, Oregon governors have enforced a moratorium on executions. In one of her last acts as governor, Kate Brown went a step further, announcing Tuesday that she will commute the sentences of the 17 people on Oregon’s death row. The list …

Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon will be the first state in the nation to enshrine the right to affordable health care in its constitution. Ballot Measure 111 narrowly passed, with nearly 50.7% of voters in favor and 49.3% of voters opposed. The measure’s long-term impact on Oregon health care …

North Carolina and Pennsylvania votes for open Senate seats highlighted a list of primaries Tuesday that also included races in Idaho, Kentucky and Oregon. Here’s how races for open seats and for districts expected to be the most competitive in November turned out, based on election race calls by The …

Oregon‘s most senior congressman, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), announced Wednesday morning that he will not seek reelection to his 4th Congressional District seat. He is the longest-serving member of Congress in Oregon history. In a statement, DeFazio said it is “with humility and gratitude” that he is announcing he …

An Oregon Republican lawmaker is being urged by his colleagues on both sides of the aisle to resign over his role in an assault on the state capitol last year. Rep. Mike Nearman is under pressure from both parties to step down for his role in letting violent demonstrators into the …

Seven counties in Oregon have now voted to rearrange counties in eastern and southern Oregon to make them part of Idaho. “This election proves that rural Oregon wants out of Oregon,” Mike McCarter, president of Citizens for Greater Idaho and leader of the movement, said. “If Oregon really believes in …

According to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 50% of adults are fully vaccinated in 25 states, including Washington D.C. “Across the country, cases of COVID-19, serious illness, and loss of life are all down dramatically,” Andy Slavitt, White House senior COVID-19 adviser, said. …