Two Democratic candidates backed by labor unions and the party’s left flank have pulled ahead in tight legislative elections in Washington County as local election officials continue processing and counting ballots. As of 5 a.m. Thursday, former elementary school principal Myrna Muñoz, the sister of current Rep. Lesly Muñoz, D-Woodburn, was leading Sen. Janeen Sollman, […]
As Oregonians turn in their ballots Tuesday, the state’s top elections and legal officers are reasserting confidence in the state’s election system. Oregon’s elections are safe and secure despite the Trump administration’s attempts to obtain personal voter data from the state, as well as cuts to the U.S. Postal Service and the federal agency charged […]
Oregon’s elections are secure, and the state is doing everything it can to resist unconstitutional demands from the Trump administration that undermine state and local elections, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read said Monday. With the primary upcoming, Read hosted an afternoon town hall to address election security concerns alongside Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, […]
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department needs to conduct more safety inspections and keep better track of its assets, state auditors recommended Wednesday. From parking lots, RV dump stations to lighthouses and yurts, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department oversees 250 properties across more than 113,000 acres, including 362 miles of ocean shore. A 26-page […]
Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read doesn’t need to allow more arguments against a gas tax question on the Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet, a federal judge ruled on Friday. The decision comes three days after the Republican-led Right to Vote on the Gas Tax Political Action Committee filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court […]
