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Election 2024: Early state measure results

See initial results for five state measures before Oregon voters, from making ranked choice voting the norm to sending checks to residents by increasing corporate taxes.

By Chas Hundley

/ 5 Nov 2024

Election 2024: Early state measure results

Election 2024: Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer first results

For three of Oregon's top elected offices, the leaders in initial results are: Secretary of State: Democrat Tobias Read, Attorney General: Democrat Dan Rayfield, and State Treasurer: Democrat Elizabeth Steiner.

By Chas Hundley

/ 5 Nov 2024

Election 2024: Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer first results

Election 2024: Suzanne Bonamici heading to another term in U.S. House of Representatives

Representing Oregon's 1st Congressional District, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici is headed to another two year's representing Oregon's northwest corner in Washington D.C.

By Chas Hundley

/ 5 Nov 2024

Election 2024: Suzanne Bonamici heading to another term in U.S. House of Representatives

Oregon’s Gov. Kotek warns against election violence, would deploy National Guard if needed

Gov. Tina Kotek issued a reminder against election violence on Tuesday, saying any attempts to undermine the election will be stopped.

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 5 Nov 2024

Oregon’s Gov. Kotek warns against election violence, would deploy National Guard if needed

State offers free help enrolling in health insurance to 1 million Oregonians

State officials are offering free help enrolling in insurance to 1 million Oregonians who qualify for Medicare or buy health insurance on the federal marketplace.

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 29 Oct 2024

State offers free help enrolling in health insurance to 1 million Oregonians

Gov. Kotek asks for second federal disaster declaration this year

Gov. Tina Kotek has appealed to the Biden administration to declare a disaster in Oregon to provide funding for ranchers, businesses and community members who suffered a historic fire season this year.

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 25 Oct 2024

Gov. Kotek asks for second federal disaster declaration this year

State lawmakers push to expand free school meals program for all in Oregon

Though a large majority of public schools feed students free breakfast and lunch, 65 do not, something Democratic lawmakers hope to fix.

By Ben Botkin

/ 18 Oct 2024

State lawmakers push to expand free school meals program for all in Oregon

Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch issued

The northern lights could be visible starting Thursday, and power and communications systems could see impacts from what could be a severe geomagnetic storm hurtling toward Earth.

By Chas Hundley

/ 9 Oct 2024

Oregon officials call for audit as number of noncitizens registered to vote increases

The DMV says it identified 302 more voters who shouldn’t have been registered, bringing the total to 1,561.

By Julia Shumway

/ 8 Oct 2024

Oregon officials call for audit as number of noncitizens registered to vote increases

State struggles to recover more than $24 million from people responsible for wildfires

A partial list from the Oregon Department of Forestry shows it has collected $86,000 of $24 million it paid to fight several dozen wildfires that were maliciously or negligently ignited over the last two decades.

By Alex Baumhardt - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 2 Oct 2024

State struggles to recover more than $24 million from people responsible for wildfires

Oregon DMV data error registered 1,259 noncitizens to vote, nine voted

Oregon erroneously added more than 1,200 people without documented proof of citizenship to its voter rolls in the past few years and nine of those people voted, state officials announced Monday.

By Julia Shumway

/ 24 Sep 2024

Oregon DMV data error registered 1,259 noncitizens to vote, nine voted

Oregon public health officials urge care and vaccinations as respiratory illness season looms

Vaccinations, masks and avoiding crowded gatherings are ways to avoid exposure to COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses this winter, health officials say.

By Ben Botkin

/ 23 Sep 2024

Oregon public health officials urge care and vaccinations as respiratory illness season looms