Dirk VanderHart
JPR Oregon State Capitol CorrespondentDirk VanderHart is JPR's Salem correspondent reporting from the Oregon State Capitol. His reporting is funded through a collaboration among public radio stations in Oregon and Washington that includes JPR. 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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While the GOP won big in Washington, D.C., Beaver State Republicans didn't gain ground this year.
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The measure would divvy up more than $6 billion in new taxes among Oregon residents every year.
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Backers of Oregon’s most contentious ballot measure are making a play for voters who’ve been inundated with ads by their opponents.
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The calls to the secretary of state’s office center around misinformation about Donald Trump’s decision not to appear in the state’s voters’ pamphlet.
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The state has unearthed several hundred more people than previously known who were improperly registered to vote under Oregon’s motor voter law.
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The complex proposal to hike business taxes and divide the proceeds among residents is the most divisive measure on the Oregon ballot.
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The DMV said Friday it first learned about improper registrations in early August. Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade and Gov. Tina Kotek say they learned about it in mid-September.
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Top election staffers appeared before a legislative committee for the first time since revelations Oregon improperly registered more than 1,200 people to vote.
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The document doesn’t clarify key questions raised earlier this year, when three aides left the governor’s office after raising concerns about first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson’s expanding authority.
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Updated findings show nearly 1,260 possible noncitizens were registered to vote in Oregon since 2021Officials say 10 of those improperly registered went on to vote. They stress the issue will not be a factor in this year’s election.
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Lindsey O’Brien was one of three women to abruptly leave the office in March, after raising concerns about the expanding role of first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson.
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The state is still working to identify how many people were improperly registered to vote despite not being U.S. citizens.