In 2020, roughly 56% of Oregon voters approved Measure 109, which allowed for the manufacture and controlled, therapeutic use of psilocybin at licensed facilities for those over 21. But the measure allowed counties and cities to vote to opt out, resulting in a patchwork of regulations across the state.
During the just-concluded campaign for attorney general, Republican Will Lathrop dodged a question about whether he supported his party’s presidential candidate by saying he was “laser focused” on public safety issues in Oregon and not on national politics.
Oregon’s elections office reassured residents Thursday that this fall’s ballot counting is sound and accurate, after some Oregonians questioned the office’s ballot return reports. The confusion stemmed from two documents the office posted online that showed how many ballots county elections offices had received each day,
A winner has been declared by The Associated Press in one of the most closely watched House races in the country between Oregon Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and her Democratic challenger, state Rep.
Democrat Janelle Bynum has defeated incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and will give Oregon a 5-1 Democratic majority in Congress, the third time she has beaten her Republican rival in an election in less than a decade.
Amidst the ongoing sexual abuse cases in the St. Helens School District, the Oregon Department of Human Services said that they are investigating two more allegations of sexual abuse against St. Helens High School staff members as well as allegations of failure to report child safety concerns against the district’s superintendent,
Democrat Janelle Bynum wins election to U.S. House in Oregon's 5th Congressional District, beating incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District and will become the state’s first Black member of Congress.
U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer has conceded to Democratic challenger Janelle Bynum in the hotly contested race for Oregon’s 5th District.
State Representative Janelle Bynum, a Democrat and the first Black woman elected to represent Oregon in Congress, ousted the freshman Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
Democrat Janelle Bynum won election to a U.S. House seat representing Oregon on Thursday, defeating Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer. The district, which includes the Portland suburbs and stretches through Bend,
Lori Chavez-DeRemer narrowly lost her bid for reelection in Oregon's 5th Congressional District earlier this month.