Dirk VanderHart
JPR Oregon State Capitol CorrespondentDirk VanderHart covers Oregon politics and government for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. His reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington. Before barging onto the radio in 2018, Dirk spent more than a decade as a newspaper reporter—much of that time reporting on city government for the Portland Mercury.
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As she seeks reelection, the Democrat pledges progress on housing, the economy, schools and more. -
Gov. Tina Kotek is showing no signs she’s worried about a lone third-party candidate. -
It’s just the second poll to emerge in the rematch between Drazan, a Republican, and Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. -
Oregon saw an increase in the percentage of ballots that were rejected in the May primary for having late postmarks. -
The Oregon Legislature is meeting in periodic “legislative days” hearings that will tackle some major emerging issues. -
Secretary of State Tobias Read is asking for more money to help ensure voters can skip mailing their ballot this year. -
Economists also say the state may be in for more revenue as lawmakers craft a budget next year. -
With the Oregon Working Families Party’s decision, the state is on pace to have its least crowded race in more than two decades. -
The proposal uses a playbook, growing nationwide, that could test how far states can go to rein in big money in politics. -
Initiative petition 28 did not have enough valid signatures, elections officials determined. -
The lone minor-party nominee currently headed to the ballot could siphon votes from Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. -
Kenneth Hass was 25 when he died at the state’s largest psychiatric hospital last year. His sister says the treatment he received amounted to torture.
