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Portland's elected leaders entered this budget season with a $170 million funding hole. Finally, after weeks of painstaking deliberation, th...
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Portland's elected leaders entered this budget season with a $170 million funding hole. Finally, after weeks of painstaking deliberation, th...

There was an era in Oregon politics where moderate Republicans were very influential. One of them was Bob Packwood. Packwood died last week...

Last month, Southwest Washington was struck by tragedy when 11 people were killed at a Longview paper mill. But as the community tries to fi...

OPB reporters recently spent months looking into Lakeview, a tiny southern Oregon town with huge financial problems. They were interested in...

The primary election is over. Oregon voters shot down a statewide gas tax proposal and Christine Drazan won the Republican nod for governor....

Voters across Oregon are probably scrounging at this point to find their ballots as Election Day is just a few days away. The main event awa...

This year's primary election doesn't have many statewide races of note, but the Portland suburbs have a bevy of interesting races. On the la...

Ballots should be arriving any day now for Oregon voters. And in a matter of weeks, we will know who will be facing Democratic Gov. Tina Kot...

Local governments in the Portland metro area are having serious money problems. To fill their massive budget gaps, leaders are proposing to...

Oregon's top four Republicans vying to be their party's nominee in the gubernatorial election squared off in Hillsboro on Thursday night. It...

One of the highest courts in the land is once again focused on a tiny area of Portland. On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, reporters...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson entered office last year, promising to end unsheltered homelessness in the city. He opened several overnight she...

Earlier this week, The US Supreme Court heard arguments in a case challenging a Mississippi law related to voting by mail. At the same time,...

On this week's episode of OPB Politics Now, we hand the mic to our friends at The Evergreen. Producer Julie Sabatier went to Salem with OPB...

The 2026 short legislative session is over. In just over a month, lawmakers passed so many bills it was nearly impossible to keep track of i...

Each year, Oregon school districts look to the state legislature to help patch funding gaps, maintain academic standards, and not create mor...

Three years ago, Pacific Northwest tribes reached a landmark deal with the Biden administration aimed at saving salmon populations. Then Pre...

Tensions are rising in the Oregon State Capitol as the legislative session nears the halfway mark. Republicans boycotted a floor session, a...

The city of Portland has recently uncovered several piles of money no one knew was there. At the same time, the city is looking at a pot of...

Lawmakers wasted no time this week, considering substantive policy bills in their first week in the 35-day legislative sprint. Plus, activit...