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

Former Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read was sworn in Monday as secretary of state, promising to bring stability to a position that has faced frequent turnover in recent years.

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%.

The former state senator and co-chair of the Joint Ways and Means Committee took the oath of office Monday in Portland.

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

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

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.

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 ...

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.

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),

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.