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The OPB item concerns voting in Oregon and mentions Washington but is not connected to a specific election, race or candidate.
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Oregon’s governor is acting with four other states to ask that new Medicaid rules not take effect on the current schedule.
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Court demands, too few beds and leadership instability are severely impairing Oregon State Hospital, a grand jury found.
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Oregon has signed legislation improving workers’ compensation benefits, with implementation details now becoming the next focus.
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The Portland Metro Chamber’s CEO has sued Portland over an increase to the city’s arts tax.
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The Portland City Council voted to make police enforcement involving psychedelics a lower city priority.
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The governor has ordered additional oversight of artificial intelligence, a state policy action with no direct link to an election or candidate race.
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Oregon’s governor has directed state government to follow new safety standards for artificial intelligence.
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The governor has directed Oregon to increase oversight of artificial intelligence, with the scope and implementation still to be defined.
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The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a federal voter database matter that does not affect Oregon elections.
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An Oregon member of Congress is proposing federal rules addressing artificial intelligence in schools.
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Democrats Suzanne Bonamici and Jamil O. Chaudhry-ahmad and Republican Barbara J. Kahl are running in Oregon’s 1st District.
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Oregon voters will not be asked to decide a measure concerning the criminalization of hunting and fishing.
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The Washington senator is pushing back on a proposal to reduce federal support for cleanup work at Hanford.
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Oregon’s governor says Trump is responsible for a proposed Bonneville rate increase totaling.
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The measure was presented as a way to reduce Americans’ energy costs but did not advance after a Democrat blocked it.
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No. 21 Oregon shut out Portland State as Moore threw four touchdown passes in an 84-point victory.
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A federal judge found Oregon’s recycling law does not violate interstate-commerce or due-process protections.
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The governor announced the state action with an AI-generated image, separating the policy decision from an unusual communications choice.
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Knight, a Democrat, is one of 11 candidates in Oregon’s contested 2nd Congressional District race.
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Democrat Dawn Rasmussen is running for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
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The Democrat is running for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
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Republican incumbent Cliff Bentz is among 11 candidates listed in the contested 2026 race for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District.