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Jacquelyn Martin/AP PhotoPresident Donald Trump wants to sharply curtail mail ballots. He’s called them “inherently corrupt” and baselessly condemned them as a major source of fraud. But with Republicans falling behind in the polls, the president is now urging his supporters to vote in the midterm elections any way they can, including by mail. -
Jenny Kane/APThe analysis projects that federal policy changes will increase annual energy spending in Oregon by $840 per household in 2035 and $1,200 per household in 2040, with a cumulative $9,300 increase from 2026 to 2040 — the highest of any state.
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Two years after announcing the first round of grantees, Oregon has yet to build any federally funded electric vehicle fast-charging stations along the state’s most-driven highways. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of laws that aim to check federal agents during the Trump administration’s deportation program and improve conditions in detention centers. Several likely will be challenged in court. -
A California election official said ballots looked, smelled and felt funny after he lost in this deep red region. Then the FBI visited Shasta County. -
Oregon’s U.S. Attorney Scott Bradford is amping up his messaging to align with the Trump administration on issues such as immigration and public safety, but he says his methods for evaluating cases haven’t changed. -
California’s bid for $1.4 billion in broadband funding has been five years in the making. Now the Trump administration says it must give up net neutrality and other state internet rules. -
Federal cuts and unstable state funding have set back Oregon’s greenhouse gas reduction goals in transportation sector -
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. -
Oregon and Washington have their own policies protecting gray wolves from recreational hunting. -
A new analysis from a Democratic-aligned voting rights group shows that eliminating mail-in voting would be more disruptive to Democratic voters than Republicans. -
The Supreme Court is weighing President Trump’s plan to limit universal mail-in voting with just seven weeks until the November election. California officials are urging people to vote early. -
The emergency request from the secretary of state came amid growing concern over Trump administration efforts targeting vote-by-mail. -
The Democratic-led states, including Oregon and California, suing to block enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict mail-in voting warned in briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday the policy would have disastrous consequences for the upcoming midterm elections if it is allowed to move forward.
