Thanks to Sen. Betsy Johnson and journalist Nick Kristof, Oregon is on the verge of the most interesting governor’s race in decades.

A not-so-funny thing happened on my way to writing Capital Chatter three weeks ago. I became a statistic.

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Pssst. … Oregon legislators return to Salem and the State Capitol on Monday. The public is allowed in. But details are sketchy.

I had just parked outside a cafe in downtown Tillamook when Rep. David Gomberg happened to call. When I casually mentioned my location, Gomber…

This is the story of how one Oregon city turned its longtime adversarial relationship with state government into a political and financial windfall.

By Dick Hughes

Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader wants to a slow a massive budget bill pushed by his fellow Democrats.

Gov. Kate Brown threw Oregon’s county commissioners under the COVID-19 bus this week.

Want to improve Oregon government? Elect some Democratic legislators in Eastern Oregon. Elect more Republicans in the Portland metro area.