Julia Shumway
Oregon Capital ChronicleJulia Shumway has reported on government and politics in Iowa and Nebraska, spent time at the Bend Bulletin and was a legislative reporter for the Arizona Capitol Times in Phoenix. Julia is an award-winning journalist who reported on the tangled efforts to audit the 2020 presidential election results in Arizona.
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As the legislature debated campaign finance limits last month, Oregon’s richest man quietly gave another $2 million to a political action committee that tries to elect Republicans to the statehouse. Such a contribution would be barred under a just-passed bill that Gov. Kotek has said she'll sign. -
The appeals court’s decision follows an earlier Oregon Supreme Court decision barring senators from running for reelection. -
The proposal includes money for infrastructure and shelters, as well as a one-time exemption to state land use laws. -
Respondents also supported opening primaries to voters who aren’t registered Democrats or Republicans. -
A bill that resulted from a student coming within seconds of being struck by an aggressive driver is one step closer to becoming law in Oregon. -
The Coalition for Safe, Healthy and Prosperous Communities doesn’t disclose donors but has spent big to help Republicans. -
A plan advanced by a Senate committee includes $350 million, down from the $600 million Gov. Tina Kotek wanted. -
Current Speaker Dan Rayfield will serve through the end of the short legislative session. -
Making it easier to annex land and increasing options for middle-income Oregonians are top priorities. -
The Oregon Supreme Court will defer to the U.S. Supreme Court and won’t hear a court case challenging former President Donald Trump’s ability to appear on Oregon ballots. -
Court battles and big congressional races set the stage for an intense election year. -
The state housing agency still can’t reliably say how many Oregonians were helped, the report found.
