Dirk VanderHart
Reporter | Oregon State Capitol CorrespondentDirk VanderHart is JPR's Salem correspondent reporting from the Oregon State Capitol. His reporting is funded through a collaboration between public radio stations around the Northwest called the Northwest News Network. Before barging onto the radio in 2018, he spent more than a decade as a newspaper reporter—much of that time reporting on city government for the Portland Mercury. He’s also had stints covering chicanery in Southwest Missouri, the wilds of Ohio in Ohio, and all things Texas on Capitol Hill.
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With a tense and hectic session just behind them, policymakers are already thinking through what bills they might propose in coming weeks. -
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan granted an emergency stay on adding the measure to the fall ballot. The stay was requested by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum.
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Lawmakers are quietly circulating three proposals meant to help unemployed Oregonians.
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During the coronavirus pandemic, states have struggled with staggering revenue losses and budget shortfalls. Here's what is happening in Oregon.
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A coalition of business and trade groups says Gov. Kate Brown illegally overstepped her authority in March when she issued an executive order mandating steep greenhouse gas reductions in the state.
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Oregon's second special session of the summer could also consider bills related to policing and COVID-19.
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Federal officers will begin leaving the city on Thursday. State police will help protect Portland's federal courthouse
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New bill concepts reveal sweeping new steps lawmakers are considering, as tumult in Portland draws international attention.
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is asking for a temporary restraining order to stop federal officers from anonymously detaining protesters on Portland streets.
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Protests continued in Oregon's largest city through Saturday night.
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A proposal to close a major gap in the state's budget would maintain school funding, but close two state prisons.
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Oregon's cultural institutions and quarantining workers also stand to benefit from a $200 million package passed Tuesday.
