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Researchers estimate a 66,000 net increase in new gun sales in the months after Measure 114’s passage in 2022.
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The proposal uses a playbook, growing nationwide, that could test how far states can go to rein in big money in politics.
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A November ballot measure would give Ashland voters more control over utility fee increases, despite opposition from several city councilors.
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Initiative petition 28 did not have enough valid signatures, elections officials determined.
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A controversial initiative petition to ban killing or harming animals in Oregon with almost no exceptions may not qualify for the November ballot.
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Organizers submitted the final signatures for a ballot initiative to criminalize hunting and fishing in Oregon. Its own backers don’t think it has any chance of passing.
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Only one citizen petition is on track for November ballot, a drop from previous election cycles.
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Hospitals and a healthcare union have agreed to pull rival initiatives from the ballot, but a proposed one-time 5% tax on billionaires remains headed to November voters.
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The 'No Tax Clawback' campaign is staring down a June 4 deadline to collect nearly 80,000 signatures.
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It’s the second Eastern Oregon county to walk back a local campaign to move state lines.
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While GOP lawmakers try to convince moderates that a voter ID requirement is a “common sense” idea, they continue to push President Donald Trump’s debunked fraud narrative.
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Appealing to voters’ anxieties about the soaring cost of living is central to Democrats’ messaging in their hopes of big wins in this year’s midterm elections. In Oregon, a question on the primary ballot is complicating that strategy.
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The tax-raising measure’s low profile this election season belies a years-long political drama. Here's a rundown.
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California makes it easy to vote, with mail-in ballots and registration at the DMV. An upcoming ballot measure would add new voter ID requirements compelling people to prove their citizenship before they cast a ballot.