Elections

Young Californians were disillusioned with Democrats last November. The solution? A simple message, a focus on cost-of-living and progressive causes, and a reckoning with the party’s age problem, say young Democrats.

Shasta County’s new clerk, Clint Curtis, fired assistant county clerk Joanna Francescut, a political rival who had also applied for the position.

2025 election results from Southern Oregon, including school boards, fire districts and levy measures in Jackson, Josephine and Curry counties.

This special election comes as libraries face increasing turmoil and efforts to challenge books.

The JPR news team gathers for a roundtable discussion of the top news stories they've been working on this week.

Four candidates are vying for two contested seats on the board of Jackson County Fire District 5 in the May election.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors has selected Clint Curtis, who advocates for hand-counting ballots, to serve as the next county clerk, following a public interview process with five finalists.

Shasta County Supervisors have picked five finalists to interview for the County Clerk position.

Curry County voters will see a law enforcement levy on May's ballot to fund its struggling sheriff’s department. That vote comes amid tension between county commissioners and the sheriff.

The lawsuit is the 12th Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed against the Trump administration since he took office in December.

A Republican state senator introduced a bill that would ask Oregon voters if they want to end the state’s long-standing vote-by-mail system. The bill got so much public testimony that it overwhelmed the state’s website.

The elections clerk in Shasta County is resigning at the end of April. He was appointed less than a year ago after the previous clerk stepped down.