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May 22, 2026
  • Political upset: 2 WashCo legislative races
  • Political ‘bat signal' projection wasn't allowed
  • ‘I am Hamas' professor sues
  • Let's do it again with “End Death Tax” petition
  • Kotek centers campaign on Trump — paints Drazan as loyal in ad
  • Online poll: How gas tax will effect Gov. race?
  • Dashboard reveals data from MultCo housing — concerns over transparency
  • Jewell School Dist sues over reduced timber revenue
  • Kotek, Drazan offer differing opinions on transportation $$
  • Preschool for All: 6k applications for 7,100 seats
  • 5 takeaways from Lane County primary election results
  • Ben West falls in contested Clackamas rematch
  • Central Oregon records steep decline in homeless
  • Columbia Co jail will update US Marshals policy
  • Kids under 14 will need adult supervision at pools
  • Kotek pledges $94M to house elderly
  • Longview superintendent arrested — accused of mishandling sex abuse case
  • OPB's First Look: Gubernatorial rematch
  • Portland City Council's multi-day budget fight
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    May 21, 2026
  • Drazan: Race will be different this time
  • Greater Idaho measure repealed in Wallowa Co.
  • Oregon warns over aggressive hornets
  • Despite ethics investigations, Smith wins
  • Diehl made Oregon a better place by running
  • What's next for ODOT after gas tax fail?
  • Wash-Co legislative races still too close to call
  • Housing Bureau excluded money from city budget
  • Oregon Again Tops U.S. Rankings for Nurse Pay
  • 2 WashCo legislative races in for razor's edge finish
  • Big night for Deschutes County Democrats
  • Challenger leads incumbent for Salem mayor
  • Challengers oust incumbents in Pendleton races
  • Chart: Where public splits on party on top 8 issues
  • Clackamas Sheriff says levy failure could impact patrol, jails
  • Hoyle headed to rematch with DeSpain
  • Lars: Kotek set up for a losing Nov. election
  • MultCo Chair gives final state of the county speech
  • Proposal to Reroute $10M From Police Accountability Fails
  • Providence to end most of its health insurance business
  • Stephenson cruising toward win for labor commissioner
  • Three things to know about Oregon's primary election
  • Wasco County Commissioner dies on Election Day
    • May 20, 2026
  • Drazan wins primary for governor
  • Labor unions sided with far-left candidates, and lost
  • Updates on election returns
  • 7 big wins on election night
  • Gas Tax goes down in flames! (82% reject)
  • Big night for Deschutes County Democrats
  • Embattled Multnomah Judge to Lose Seat
  • Progressives take lead in most Salem races
  • González leading in Metro Council president race
  • Portland voters reject $$ for police, OK historical society, fire $$
  • Housing Bureau ‘routinely' excluded $$ from city budget
  • AG sues Ed Dept over student loan access
  • Key County Commissioner results
  • State and Local ballot measure results
  • Columbia County Jail settles over violating Oregon sanctuary law
  • Deschutes committee makes recommendation for new landfill site  
  • Hundreds of NW areas at higher wildfire risk than previously thought
  • Initial Oregon coast fall Chinook, wild Coho season proposals out for comment
  • Malheur Co earns 'A' rating for biofuel development near Nyssa
  • Oregon Global Trade Desk opens to guide small businesses through international trade
  • Wildfire is driving visitors away from public lands
  • Murmurs: PCC spent $260K on unemployment benefits during strike