Oregon Congresswoman Val Hoyle was in the chamber when results of the 2024 election were certified.It was Hoyle's first time certifying a presidential election

Oregon’s turnout was lower than any other presidential election since at least 2004, and the first time since then that turnout has dropped below 80%.

In an auditorium on his alma mater’s Salem campus on Monday, Tobias Read took his oath of office as secretary of state with a promise to spend the next four years working to make Oregon better. Read,

After President-elect Donald Trump won the Presidential election on Nov. 5, 2024, several University of Oregon campus organizations, students and faculty shared their thoughts on how they feel women’s rights will be affected under Trump’s campaign.

From a historic election to record wildfires to drug recriminalization, 2024 was a big year for state government and political news in Oregon.

The appellate panel ruled that Oregon has a significant interest in ensuring that its residents know when their conversations are being recorded.

Senator-elect Mike McLane will begin his first term in Oregon’s highest legislative body with the goal of continued advocacy for rural Oregon while bracing his constituents for potential

Nurses from Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and Randall Children's Hospital, all in Portland, Ore., have taken a step toward unionization.

Democratic Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) introduced a bill on Tuesday that could shape how the United States holds elections.

In contrast to the national scene, Democrats in Oregon have moved into a powerful position. Oregon’s government has returned to something you might call super-control, beyond even what’s often called a trifecta: control of the two legislative chambers and the governor’s office.

U.S. Reps. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon and Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, introduced a bill last month to prohibit any election wagering. Their Ban Gambling on Elections Act mirrors a bill introduced by ...

With a new mayor here in 2025, we decided to go back a quarter century at a time through the city’s history to take a look at past mayors — 25 years ago (2000), 50 years ago (1975), 75 years ago (1950),