Election 2022

Gov. Gavin Newsom campaigned on housing production, an issue important to many Californians. But despite some accomplishments, the housing crisis is worse now than when he took office.

Proposition 29 would require clinics to have a doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant present at every clinic while patients are being treated.

The ballot measure would require people who want to buy a gun to pay a fee, take a safety course, submit fingerprints and pass a background check to obtain a permit.

A contentious State Senate race in Southern Oregon is one that could shift the balance of the legislature back in favor of Republicans.

Two more counties will vote on pro-Greater Idaho ballot measures as the movement struggles to keep supporters engaged.

This election season, county clerks in Southern Oregon and Northern California have reported hearing about so-called “voter integrity” groups questioning residents at their homes. The activity has been seen as voter intimidation by some, and it's part of a broader national trend motivated by election conspiracy theorists.

Of all the ballot measures put before California voters this fall, Proposition 30 — which would raise taxes on the rich to support electric car deployment and combat wildfires — is perhaps the most confounding.

Chris Walker is the Jackson County Clerk, and has worked in elections for more than 30 years. She takes a few minutes out of a busy season to talk about the general conduct of elections, and some changes in laws and procedures for this election.

Oregonians voted to legalize the use of the psychedelic drug psilocybin in supervised facilities in 2020. But 27 of the state’s 36 counties now have the issue on their ballots again. The vote will have implications for residents seeking treatment across the Pacific Northwest.

Unlike the U.S. Supreme Court, California’s highest court is more obscure and rarely issues polarizing opinions.

The Democratic nominee for Oregon governor has been increasingly critical of Gov. Kate Brown as she tries to create distance.

While California is largely Democratic, Republican strongholds remain in the northern part of the state. The November election in Shasta County will serve as a referendum on the current far-right majority on the five-person board of supervisors.