Tina Kotek

The gubernatorial rematch between Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan is the state’s most closely watched race this year.

Oregon’s next governor will have to lead the state through difficult cuts to spending on the Oregon Health Plan.

Kotek said she will request state funding to help Silver Rail Elementary recover from the attack.

But as she seeks another four years, the Democrat says she hasn’t communicated success to voters.

The two candidates for governor met in Bend Tuesday night for their final debate, touching on issues specific to Central and Eastern Oregon — and included plenty of familiar lines.

The governor has already halted data center construction on state lands. Now she has directed regulators to pause environmental permits for data centers, in a move criticized by the industry.

Oregon's persistent education challenges are a result of the system that surrounds it, say experts and advocates OPB spoke to for the second in a two-part series on Oregon's state education system.

The Democratic governor has granted in-person interviews to a cast of social media users this year.

The campaign donation from the National Republican Governors Association comes at a key time.

Gov. Tina Kotek and state Sen. Christine Drazan continued to try to distinguish themselves for voters during their meeting in Medford.

At times, the two candidates talked past each other without directly addressing one another’s grievances. They also mischaracterized each other’s records.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state Sen. Christine Drazan spent much of their first debate Thursday night in Eugene trying to discredit one another.