Oregon’s longest-serving state representative broke state ethics laws when he tried to secure a $66,000 raise for his work as an executive director at the Columbia Development Authority of Boardman, the state’s government ethics watchdog found Friday. Seven members of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission on Friday unanimously found that Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner, a […]

Oregon’s longest-serving state representative likely broke state ethics laws when he tried to secure a $66,000 raise, according to a report from the state’s government ethics watchdog, but investigators need more time to gather information.

A rancher and former county commissioner who raised alarm bells about polluted groundwater in eastern Oregon hopes to replace an incumbent Republican who has represented the area for 25 years. Jim Doherty, a rancher and former Morrow County Commissioner, announced Tuesday he’ll seek the Republican nomination for the 57th House District, a vast and sparsely […]