Politics
Kristof defends residency to Oregon Supreme Court
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nick Kristof asserted Friday he paid Oregon income taxes as a full-year resident beginning in 2020, answering a question raised about whether he is qualified to run. He made the disclosure in a lengthy court filing urging the Oregon Supreme Court to restore him to the ballot. The 54-page legal brief filed […]
Northwest Oregon gets two new state senators
A former legislative aide and a current state representative will join the Oregon Senate ahead of the February legislative session. In two separate meetings Friday, county commissioners picked Rachel Armitage, a Democrat from Warren, and state Rep. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro, to fill the vacancies left by the resignations of Sens. Betsy Johnson and Chuck Riley […]
DeFazio endorses Hoyle, new candidate files in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District
Retiring U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio declared Oregon Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle his preferred successor on Thursday, as other candidates entered or bowed out of races for Oregon’s open congressional seats. Hoyle, a Democrat, represented the Eugene area in the state House for eight years before she was elected labor commissioner in 2018. She announced her […]
The Klamath Basin has two possible fates – a report explores where each takes the area
Here’s a recipe for concentrated depression. The embattled and seriously troubled Klamath Basin, a center of social and environmental pathologies for two decades and more, facing a future, three decades hence, where climate change could make conditions far worse. You could spin a dystopian novel from that. Or you could tell a more optimistic story. […]
Supreme Court blocks Biden workplace vaccine rule, allows health care workers mandate
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a blow to the Biden administration’s fight against the pandemic, blocking a federal mandate that workers be vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19 — though the court allowed a separate rule requiring vaccinations for some health care workers. The two rulings represented a split victory for Republican […]
Brown pitches $200 million workforce spending plan to Legislature
Gov. Kate Brown started pitching her $200 million workforce package to legislators this week, sending staff to committee meetings to sell the idea of using higher-than-expected revenue for grants and subsidies to get more people working. Her team faced skepticism about the need and who would benefit. Lawmakers will get an updated look at state […]
Congressional Black Caucus calls for Senate action on voting rights
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to meet with Senate Democrats on Thursday to push for the swift passage of two voting rights bills, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus are applying pressure for action as well. During a press conference at the Capitol on Wednesday, caucus Chair Joyce Beatty said that members […]
Oregon Supreme Court takes up Kristof residency challenge
The Oregon Supreme Court will decide whether Nick Kristof is eligible to run for governor without requiring the Democratic hopeful to turn over any additional documents, according to a court order released Wednesday. Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced last Thursday that Kristof, a longtime New York Times columnist who returned to his family farm […]
Schumer insists ‘failure is not an option’ as voting rights fight intensifies
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the Senate will act as soon as Wednesday to attempt to again pass voting rights legislation. “Failure is not an option for the democracy of America,” the New York Democrat said at a Tuesday press conference with other Senate Democrats. “We’re running out of time.” Schumer […]
State attorneys urge Oregon Supreme Court to resolve Kristof residency quickly
The Oregon Supreme Court should decide quickly whether Nick Kristof is qualified to run for governor and ask the Democratic candidate to turn over any relevant documents, attorneys for the state wrote in a new legal filing obtained by the Oregon Capital Chronicle on Tuesday. Kristof, a former New York Times columnist, is suing Secretary […]
In DC: Conservative groups target state, local voter registration rolls with multiple lawsuits
North Carolina’s voter rolls are like a refrigerator that needs to be cleared periodically of rotting milk and other items past their expiration date, according to Jason Snead, director of the pro-Trump Honest Elections Project. Snead is an elections advocate supporting Republican plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to force the state to more regularly maintain […]
In pressing Kristof for documents and answers, Capital Chronicle was pursuing facts
Nick Kristof cited his taxes, voting history and business operation in staking his right to run for governor. The appropriate next step for reporters seemed apparent: Let’s see the documents. That would provide Oregonians direct information about matters Kristof himself was putting in the public record. So, the Oregon Capital Chronicle asked Kristof for his […]