Oregon governor

The frontrunner in the Republican race for governor argues she’s the clear choice to take on Gov. Tina Kotek in November.

Oregon is made up of over 200 school and education service districts, and the governor’s instructional time order won’t land the same everywhere.

As Gov. Tina Kotek pledges to boost business, competing factions are offering ideas for where she should look.

The four top contenders vying for the Republican party’s nomination answered questions about the economy, education, the environment and public safety.

The first debate between the candidates is scheduled for Thursday.

Oregon is the first state to require nonprofit hospitals to figure out if a patient qualifies for free or discounted care before billing them. But a law recently signed by the governor cut hospitals a big break on that rule.

They are targeting SB 1507, which blocked some tax cuts passed by President Donald Trump.

The bill, meant to create clarity about what public officials can call and text about outside of public meetings, would be Gov. Kotek’s only veto following 2026 session.

Two Republican state representatives missed roughly half of the 183 floor votes House members took at the Capitol in Salem.

A Marion County judge found the 2024 directive overstepped the governor’s legal authority.

More than 350 Oregonians, veteran elected officials and newcomers alike, filed to run for statewide, congressional and legislative offices by Tuesday’s 5 p.m. deadline.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and the mayors of 31 Oregon cities, including Ashland, sent a letter to Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem and Border Czar Tom Homan, criticizing ICE tactics and citing use-of-force incidents in Minneapolis and Portland.