The Oregonian/OregonLive has seen enough. Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeats Republican Joe Kent to secure second term in Congress oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeats Republican Joe Kent to secure second term in Congress oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

Statement from Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez on her reelection to Congress: “But like two years ago, pundits made a fundamental mistake by viewing this race through a partisan lens. Our community has never seen ourselves this way, and it’s not how we evaluate who merits our vote”

A Red-District Conqueror Wants Fellow Democrats to Look in the Mirror nytimes.com/2024/11/08/us/…

Despondent Dems looking for a potential path out of the political wilderness could start w/ @repmgp in SW Washington — who is winning a second term in her red district by a wider margin than '22 — and Natalie Fertig's in-depth profile on her from this summer. politico.com/news/magazine/…

The Oregonian calls U.S. House Dist. 5 for Janelle S Bynum (D).

Suit "alleges county concealed information on personal email accounts & phone numbers when responding to public records requests." Added wrinkle: Jensen had also applied for gov't job that went to MultCo Commish Lori Stegmann Austin De Dios w/ the scoop oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

“I found myself playing a solo in the band and my own teammates heckling me along the way” - House Republican Leader Jeff Helfrich, in an internal letter sent to his caucus Monday announcing his resignation oregonlive.com/politics/2024/…

UPDATE: Democrat Lesly Muñoz's lead increased to 34 votes in #orleg district that could decide whether Dems get a House supermajority; Republican Tracy Cramer says she's hired legal counsel in her bid to stay in office. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/11/15/ore…

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Scoop w/ Holly Otterbein - Rep Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore) is in the mix for Trump's labor secretary and she has the backing of Teamsters President Sean O'Brien politico.com/live-updates/2…

My new column about leadership changes at #ORleg: "Capital Chatter: Bipartisanship requires leadership" oregoncapitalinsider.com/opinion/capita… via OR Capital Bureau #ORpol

NEW: Our democracy reporter investigates a conundrum between a government’s desire to stand up against bigotry, the constitutional protections for free speech, and economic realities that could threaten the future of an Oregon port. (cc: Report for America) investigatewest.org/investigatewes…

Our second of two stories on spending at Washington County's sewer agency. The agency’s tab for meals bought locally & during work travel reached more than $440K during the 5 years we newsroom. That four times what its counterparts in Washington and Clackamas spent combined.

Gov. Tina Kotek announces new council to grow Oregon’s behavioral health workforce – chaired by her wife oregonlive.com/politics/2025/…

Are you ‘jonesing to fire less lethal rounds’ and ‘launch gas canisters’? Oregon State Police SWAT email misses mark oregonlive.com/crime/2025/06/…

In major loss for Democrats, lawmakers advance ultra slim transportation bill with no new dollars for cities, counties, transit oregonlive.com/politics/2025/…

Latest fallout from Salem's transportation funding package implosion: Oregon has stopped paying Portland to remove homeless camps along major state-owned roadways within the city. However, ODOT's $1 million fence along I-405 will continue as planned. oregonlive.com/politics/2025/…

Good story by Carlos Fuentes. Until I read this, I had not understood the issue. #ORpol #ORleg oregonlive.com/politics/2025/…