Last week, petitioners hoping to ban fishing and hunting in Oregon reached a milestone in their attempt to change state law. Initiative Petition 28, led by Portland-based animal rights activists, aims to expand animal cruelty laws and criminalize injuring, breeding or killing animals except in cases of self-defense or for veterinary care, such as spaying, […]
Two-time Republican gubernatorial hopeful Christine Drazan pulled no punches as she launched her general election campaign in Portland last week, warning of a “bruising” incoming race against her political rival and incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. “I’m committed to fixing what’s broken in our state,” the state senator from Canby said at a waterfront dock […]
Commissioners at the May 18 Hood River County meeting directed staff to create a wolf predation committee following a presentation by Andrew Meyers, an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife representative from The Dalles, during the work session.
AURORA – Oregonians voting in the 2026 governor’s race will decide between two familiar faces: State Sen. Christine Drazan and Democratic incumbent Gov. Tina Kotek. The Republican state senator from Canby who lost to Kotek by a few percentage points in a three-way race in 2022 took an early lead in the Republican primary for […]
The top four GOP candidates for the Oregon governor’s race participated in their first televised debate on Monday, facing some of their toughest questions yet on issues such as election integrity, federal immigration enforcement and how they would govern the state. Oregon hasn’t elected a Republican governor since the 1980s, and this year’s election is […]
Chris Dudley has found himself experiencing a bit of déjà vu. In the face of pushback from the leading anti-abortion group Oregon Right to Life during his 2010 bid for the governor’s mansion, the former NBA player’s campaign struck a conciliatory tone. His team said at the time that he would maintain an “open and […]
The top four Oregon Republicans running for governor spent their first debate attacking incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek’s leadership, while shying away from the GOP’s ties to President Donald Trump. But for at least one candidate who political observers say faces an uphill battle to ever receive the nomination, that relationship is far from avoidable. […]
HILLSBORO— Four leading Republican candidates for Oregon governor race squared off for their first debate together on Thursday, making few swipes at one another and homing in on one political adversary: incumbent Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. The Thursday evening event hosted by the Oregon Republican Party took place in Hillsboro, where a venue has hosted […]
The top four leading candidates for the Republican nomination in Oregon’s 2026 gubernatorial race are set to debate each other for the first time Thursday. The event, hosted by the Oregon Republican Party, will take place at a Hillsboro venue that has hosted an annual GOP fundraising and networking dinner for the past several years. […]
Oregon lawmakers proposed hundreds of bills in the packed, five-week-long legislative session that wrapped on Friday, including dozens that failed to cross the finish line. Many of the dead bills broadly directed state agencies to study specific issues. And some Republican-led proposals gained little traction among the legislature’s Democratic majority. Multiple ambitious bills were watered […]
