Politics & Elections
Election 2024: Your guide to Oregon’s November election
‘It is bad for women’: Workers condemn culture at Oregon Forestry Department
“It is bad for women at Forestry,” one former employee said. “It is even worse if you are queer.”
Candidates for Oregon’s most competitive congressional district spar over abortion, crime
The hourlong debate on Portland-based KOIN TV gave voters from Portland to Bend their first opportunity to hear directly from the candidates.
Multnomah County Commission candidates seek to distinguish themselves as race to represent Portland’s westside heats up
Candidates Meghan Moyer and Vadim Mozyrsky are seeking to highlight their differences in the final month before Election Day.
Editorial endorsement November 2024: For Portland mayor, vote Gonzalez as top choice; Rubio second
With flawed candidates running for Portland mayor, voters' best pick for this moment of transition is Commissioner Rene Gonzalez with Commissioner Carmen Rubio as their second pick in the ranked-choice election, the editorial board writes.
Portland and Multnomah County leaders meet ahead of city’s discussion on homelessness partnership next week
Many of the city and county leaders’ longstanding disagreements boil down to which agency is responsible for which task.
Data show that public school students are struggling, but a new poll suggests Oregon voters aren’t terribly concerned
In a new survey of 500 Oregon residents conducted by independent Portland-based polling firm DHM Research, which shared the results with The Oregonian/OregonLive, only 2% of respondents identified education as a top concern.
Harris vs. Trump latest presidential poll: VP debate’s impact on new numbers
The presidential race has tightened in the wake of the debate performance by Ohio Sen. JD Vance, a new national poll shows.
Republicans, Democrats united to kill Electoral College 55 years ago; filibuster kept it alive
“The adoption of these reforms would correct the principal defects in the present system,” President Nixon said at the time.
Readers respond: Trump has no manly virtues
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Readers respond: Send Salinas back to Washington
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SE Portland voters to choose between 30 City Council candidates saying nearly the same thing
Many candidates highlighted their focus on working together to help the city run better
Readers respond: Medicare should cover obesity treatment
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