A new poll commissioned by OPB identifies cost of living, the economy, healthcare and homelessness as top issues for likely voters.

The poll shows Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan with a slim lead over Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek, though it was within the survey’s margin of error.

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With the Oregon Working Families Party’s decision, the state is on pace to have its least crowded race in more than two decades.

A growing number of people are losing SNAP benefits or are dropping out of the program. In June, there were 126,000 fewer Oregonians receiving federal food stamp benefits compared to the same time last year.

The vote sets the stage for months of negotiations on a long-term lease and the nearly $600 million renovation project.

Unofficial results present a mixed picture heading toward the November general election.

Podcast Episode · OPB Politics Now · August 6 · 26m

Many residents believe the water is harmful to drink. But the actual quality is unclear because the town has failed to consistently test for metals and contaminants.

During a historic drought, half of Central Oregon’s lifeblood river was diverted to a wealthy agricultural region that got a lot more water than its plants could drink. These water-rich landowners gre...

The Portland-owned arena was at the center of political and business discourse this week.

Billionaire investor and Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon appeared at the Portland Metro Chamber’s annual meeting to briefly discuss the future of the arena.

“He wanted his identity to be a reporter, and that’s what it was,” his father said.

Portlanders remember a woman's legacy after violent death.

Podcast Episode · OPB Politics Now · June 11 · 39m

As crews continue to work through hazardous conditions, company and government officials say it’s too early to know what might have caused the implosion in Longview that killed 11 people.

With tax dollars unable to meet the city’s needs, and other revenues falling short, the city is now turning to outside groups, such as private organizations, national nonprofits and volunteers, to pic...

OPB reporters Bryce Dole and Joni Auden Land take us inside Lakeview — how it got into such a dire state — and how residents are trying to save it.

Like many of Oregon's former timber towns, Lakeview faces some steep challenges stemming from bad bets, mismanagement and industry failures. Now, drowning in debt, the state's 'tallest town' looks for answers to keep the town alive.

In a remote corner of rural southern Oregon, the town of Lakeview is drowning in debt. Its story is an extreme example of the challenges stacked against former timber towns across the state.

In a remote corner of rural southern Oregon, the town of Lakeview is drowning in debt. Its story is an extreme example of the challenges stacked against former timber towns across the state.

Despite an electrified Moda Center crowd, the young team couldn’t hang on as the San Antonio Spurs ran away in the fourth quarter.

DA Paul Charas said a lack of funding has made it difficult to prosecute cases in the rural Oregon county.

Demonstrations are planned in Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Eugene and several other locations across the region.

The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is pleased to announce that Power Struggle: What Stalled the Northwest’s Push for Green Energy? by reporters Monica Samayoa and Tony Schick ...

Confusion has surrounded how Portland spends its embattled arts tax funding for years. After OPB published an investigation, the city revealed more details on how much is dispersed annually.

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Oregon Senate President Rob Wagner and Dewayne Hankins, president of business operations for the Portland Trail Blazers, discuss the bill recently passed by the state Legislature to help pay for the c...

Public records obtained by OPB suggest the scope of the Blazers’ campaign to get Portland leaders to fund the Moda Center renovations.

State legislators started the session Feb. 2 and gaveled out after a flurry of major policy and funding moves.

In this first episode of the documentary series “The Crackdown," OPB takes a look at the protests in Portland, where nightly demonstrations on a single city block escalated into a test of presidential...

An audit released Thursday finds the county’s Election Division needs more funding for voter education programs, is falling short on supporting employees, and may need a new office – among other conce...

Portland is poised to be the largest U.S. city to allow polyamorous families to sue over discrimination.