About $3.6 million has flooded the legislative race as Republicans try to break Democrats’ grip on power in Salem.

Conflict over data centers has played out in Salem and throughout the state, with many calling for a stop to further development. Oregon's next governor will be expected to take action on the issue. Democratic Gov.

Four years ago, Gov. Tina Kotek narrowly won the state's top seat. Now she faces a tough rematch against Republican challenger state Sen. Christine Drazan, with polls showing a neck-and-neck race just two weeks before Election Day. Why it matters: Recent polling suggests the two are in a dead heat. A poll from OPB showed Drazan leading 47% to 46%, while the Oregonian put Kotek ahead 46% to 44% — both within the margin of error. State of play:...

The time has come to mail in your ballot if that's how you plan to vote this year. Why it matters: Oregon's secretary of state recommends mailing ballots by Tuesday to reduce the risk that a late postmark could disqualify your vote. State of play: Ballots in Oregon are counted for up to seven days after an election, provided they are postmarked before Election Day. Yes, but: Recent changes to how the Postal Service processes mail mean most...

The U.S. Department of Justice will send election observers to Multnomah County, the DOJ told the Oregon Secretary of State's Office Oct. 22.

The Oregon Secretary of State's Office took down a test election website after a system update accidentally exposed it to public search engines.

Tina Kotek called for the creation of universal childcare by 2031 if elected to a second term. Anastasia Mason

The Trump administration has notified Oregon election officials that it plans to deploy election monitors to Multnomah County on Election Day Nov. 3. The notification was sent by the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice to the Oregon Secretary of State’s office on Thursday and drew immediate pushback. The move is part of a much larger Justice Department election-monitoring ...

The outcome of just one or two state legislative races in November’s election could substantially shape Oregonians’ lives in the coming years, and that’s why powerful political groups and wealthy individuals are dropping millions of dollars into key contests. In southern Oregon, a Republican business leader is trying to flip a Senate seat in order to break a Democratic supermajority in the ...