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April 11, 2026
  • Oregon suspends gas tax over Iran war? Kotek responds
  • Chamber President on Kotek's Prosperity Initiative, CAT tax
  • Gov. candidate Bethell backlash for public defender remarks
  • Gov. Kotek signs $311M business tax (SB 1507)
  • Kotek signs controversial campaign finance bill
  • Labor Sec. DeRemer faces civil rights complaints
  • Kotek signals veto bill changing public meetings law criticized by journalists
  • Yamhill News-Review Editorial: Primary would best serve us by returning Kotek, Drazan
  • Incumbent faces challenger in race for Oregon BOLI commissioner
  • Kotek signs bill, led by Prineville's Breese-Iverson, expanding farm retail, agri-tourism
  • Kotek signs multiple bills on immigration protections; enforcement questioned
  • No Tax Oregon, Rep. Diehl, Rep. Yunker Launch No Tax Clawback Referendum
  • Rayfield argues in NYC court against Trump tariffs
  • Republicans are vowing to send another Oregon tax bill to the ballot
  • Sen. Starr: Kotek $311M biz tax while promising to help
  • 175 Portland area homeless services workers to be laid off this summer
  • Grand jury rules deputies justified in deadly force against domestic violence suspect
    • April 10, 2026
  • BREAKING! -- Kotek signs business tax bill
  • Democrats fought hard for gas tax. Why they silent?
  • Governor candidates decline TV debate
  • Dems pass anti-ICE bills, but enforcement tricky
  • 7 signs Kotek may be slipping
  • New study: Multnomah homeless
  • GOP gov. candidates raising the most $$
  • Oregon hits $5 gas! NO on Measure 120
  • Clackamas, Washington reject Mayor's homeless plea
  • Ex-candidate sues over campaign finance violations
  • Multnomah expands sanctuary protections
  • Multnomah OKs LA-area official to head homeless services (split vote)
  • Forecasters predict, prepare for increased drought and wildfire risk
  • Portland grants tax relief to 10K small businesses
  • Portland-area school districts seek voter approval to raise local taxes
  • Dudley “Rebound” video ad
  • Springfield eyes payroll tax
    • April 09, 2026
  • Kotek signs plastic bag ban
  • Shoplifter sues grocery clerk who stopped him
  • Oregonians tell Kotek about high costs, taxes
  • Lars: Mayor wants other governments to share his pain
  • Kotek signs bill loosening restrictions for farm stands
  • Controversial Health Insurance Lookalike lives on in Oregon
  • Sen. Thatcher's Career Comes to a Close
  • Clackamas declines Portland's $4M homeless request
  • Fed-Up Oregonians Warn Kotek
  • Rep. Diehl releases “Fed Up” video
  • Sen. Drazan's latest video ad, “I won't quit”
  • PacifiCorp wins victory in Oregon wildfire lawsuit
  • DA details conviction of drug dealer who ‘set up shop'
  • Oregon appeals court hands big victory to PacifiCorp in wildfire class action suit
  • Voters will decide on 5 more years of funding for Oregon history
  • Relying on mail for your Oregon income tax return? Time is running out
  • Wheat farmers say rising costs are pushing them into the red