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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 8h
A city councilor and a wealth adviser both concerned about the cost of living in their district will compete against each other in November to represent the Springfield area in the Oregon House of Representatives. buff.ly/bvYASAW
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An open Springfield House seat draws candidates focused on affordability • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The candidates will mostly compete to sway the district’s nonaffiliated voters, who make up nearly 40% of registered voters in the district
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 9h
Both leading candidates for Oregon governor were feeling the heat of the race as they attacked each other’s trustworthiness at Thursday night’s first televised debate in Eugene.  buff.ly/PfEJxl1
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Fact-checking misleading, false claims from first Oregon 2026 gubernatorial debate • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Both leading candidates for the Oregon governor's race attacked each other’s trustworthiness during their first debate.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 11h
One month from Election Day, President Donald Trump’s long-running pressure campaign over elections is approaching a decisive moment. buff.ly/N8opO3n
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Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping. • Oregon Capital Chronicle
This story was originally published on NewsFromTheStates.com, part of States Newsroom.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 12h
An unprecedented increase in cooperation between local and state law enforcement and federal immigration officers through collaborations known as 287(g) agreements helped drive numbers up.  buff.ly/KMkn5gG
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Federal funds for local police enforcement accelerated Trump immigration crackdown • Oregon Capital Chronicle
This story was originally published on NewsFromTheStates.com, part of States Newsroom.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 13h
Gen Z women are more likely than Gen Z men to consider themselves feminist, identify as liberal and Democrat, support abortion access, and believe society should not return to traditional gender norms, according to the new poll.  buff.ly/20VOknN
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Here's what's driving the Gen Z gender gap • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Editor’s note: This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. Brenna Vandergeest was a teenager when her grandmother told her about Dobbs v.…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 16h
COMMENTARY: The Oregon Education Association has yet to endorse in the race for governor. What does that mean for this year's election, and for the union's political power come 2027? buff.ly/4Ag824c
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Commentary: What the Oregon Education Association's missing endorsement says about this year's race for governor • Oregon Capital Chronicle
One question people inside and outside Oregon ask about this year’s governor’s race is: Has incumbent Tina Kotek, who won four years ago, lost any of her then-successful coalition of voters and…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 02/10/2026
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, exchanged their fiercest swipes yet in their first televised debate, with both candidates painting the other as a political boogeyman who will further entrench the state’s deepest issues.  buff.ly/BObH3nc via @shaanthx.bsky.social
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Donors, digs and Donald Trump: Attacks in Oregon gubernatorial debate underscore a close race • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The two candidates met for their first televised debate and quickly began taking jabs at each other’s records and comments during the event.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 02/10/2026
County and local district attorneys oversaw higher state prison admissions during election years than in other years during the height of the nation’s “tough on crime” era, according to a new study from Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law. buff.ly/CTPYbpe
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District attorney elections linked to more prison admissions during ‘tough on crime’ era • Oregon Capital Chronicle
District attorneys sent more people to state prison during election years than in other years during the height of the nation’s “tough on crime” era, according to a new study from Northwestern…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 02/10/2026
A political action committee focused on electing Oregon Republicans to the statehouse is spending hundreds of thousands on a controversial canvassing company Elon Musk hired two years ago to target voters in swing districts. buff.ly/Tj7sP57
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Oregon GOP PAC hires same group Elon Musk used to canvass across swing districts • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Blitz Canvassing is receiving thousands from Republican supporters to help canvassing efforts in Oregon's legislative swing districts.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 01/10/2026
With just three months left to prepare before complex new Medicaid reporting and eligibility rules take effect, Oregon’s Gov. Tina Kotek is again leading a group of governors seeking an extended timeline. buff.ly/DXdKaXQ
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State governors, including Oregon’s, call for more time to implement new Medicaid rules • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Gov. Kotek led a group of four other governors in calling on the federal government to delay new Medicaid rules set to go into effect Jan. 1.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 01/10/2026
U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved. buff.ly/eX0U1Qu
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US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The U.S. Senate adjourned Wednesday night and won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want to negotiate during what…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 01/10/2026
Computer chip company Nvidia’s promise last year to train “AI ambassadors” on Oregon’s college campuses and get foundational AI concepts taught in schools has so far gone largely unmet by the company, according to a Capital Chronicle inquiry. buff.ly/YflpNud
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Nvidia program on pause year into deal with Oregon to get AI education in schools, colleges • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Computer chip company Nvidia paused its AI ambassador program that, in an agreement with Oregon, was meant to promote AI lessons in schools, college campuses.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 01/10/2026
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. buff.ly/9YIRGU3 via @opb.org
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OPB poll shows Oregon governor’s race virtually deadlocked • Oregon Capital Chronicle
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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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 30/09/2026
The Hyde Amendment blocks federal funds from being used for abortion. As more polls and strategists indicate Democrats could take over congressional majorities in January, some anti-abortion advocates fear such a change could be a serious threat to the amendment's future.  buff.ly/BPE8nX2
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Anti-abortion groups worry Hyde Amendment’s 50-year run could end with new congressional majority • Oregon Capital Chronicle
As more polls and strategists indicate Democrats could take over congressional majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in January, some anti-abortion advocates fear a…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 30/09/2026
A federal grand jury indicted 10 noncitizens for unlawfully voting in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said, highlighting the administration’s effort to keep election security a top issue as President Donald Trump’s longstanding unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. buff.ly/WUUFl0w
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Justice Department indicts 10 noncitizens in quest to prove Trump claims of election fraud • Oregon Capital Chronicle
A federal grand jury indicted 10 noncitizens for unlawfully voting in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday, highlighting President Donald Trump's effort to keep election…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 30/09/2026
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack. buff.ly/9HN3jTx
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Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find • Oregon Capital Chronicle
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 30/09/2026
A committee of Democratic and Republican lawmakers is meeting to discuss the costs and benefits of Oregon joining a West Coast carbon market buff.ly/EHArItN
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Oregon Republicans revisit cap and invest proposal seven years after they walked out over it • Oregon Capital Chronicle
A committee of Democratic and Republican lawmakers is meeting to discuss the costs and benefits of Oregon joining a West Coast carbon market.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 30/09/2026
Oregonians ranked maintaining and preserving highways and bridges and improving safety as the top priorities they think the Oregon Department of Transportation should focus on as it looks to resolve a $200 million budget gap in the 2027-29 budget cycle.  buff.ly/gXWHbV9
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Here’s how Oregonians want the state to address its transportation budget crisis • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregonians ranked maintaining and preserving highways and bridges and improving safety as their top priority in a new survey.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 30/09/2026
The Trump administration must spend the $810 million that it said last week it planned to cancel, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office.  buff.ly/eMq5zGe
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Congressional watchdog says Trump administration can’t defy lawmakers to revoke $810M • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The Trump administration must spend the $810 million that it said last week it planned to cancel, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 29/09/2026
Oregonians should be cautious before purchasing health insurance coverage through misleading “self-funded” or “limited partner” plans that can result in high out-of-pocket costs and unexpected medical bills, state insurance regulators said.  buff.ly/gLkv7Ls
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Oregon insurance regulators warn of cheap healthcare plans resulting in high bills • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Coverage through “self-funded” or “limited partner” plans can result in high costs and unexpected bills, state insurance regulators said.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 29/09/2026
The three news organizations that President Donald Trump barred from entering the White House grounds earlier this month have asked a federal judge to ensure their reporters continue to have access after a temporary restraining order expires in early October.  buff.ly/ITrdsfn
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News orgs banned from White House accuse Trump of First Amendment violation • Oregon Capital Chronicle
CNN, MS Now and Politico asked a federal judge to extend an order allowing them to access the White House after President Trump tried to ban their reporters.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 29/09/2026
“The law essentially ends the hemp industry,” said Seth Crawford, the co-owner of Oregon CBD Seeds, an Independence-based company that supplies 75% of the hemp seed grown in the country. buff.ly/UC7XYaq
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New federal law puts an end to the hemp industry, Oregon businesses say • Oregon Capital Chronicle
A new federal law will ban the sale most hemp-derived products by end of the year.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 29/09/2026
Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm elections. buff.ly/eMd07ZO
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Trump thwarted in hunt for rare noncitizen voters as midterms near • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 29/09/2026
A new data center campus could soon be coming to federal land near Hermiston in eastern Oregon. buff.ly/ovREnCQ
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Data centers proposed on federal land in eastern Oregon, western states • Oregon Capital Chronicle
A data center proposed on BLM land near Hermiston would be the first on federal public land in Oregon, one of dozen proposed in six western states.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 28/09/2026
The Trump administration has, once again, infuriated lawmakers from both political parties by using a controversial maneuver to cancel funding previously approved by Congress.  buff.ly/3yH67y3
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Trump administration revokes $810M approved by Congress for refugee aid and more • Oregon Capital Chronicle
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has, once again, infuriated lawmakers from both political parties by using a controversial maneuver to cancel funding previously approved by Congress.  The $810…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 28/09/2026
To ensure they do not lose any of their federal food assistance benefits, Oregonians should respond today to mailed notices from state officials seeking more information to verify their income, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. buff.ly/HEGU5Hd
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Got a notice in the mail for SNAP benefits? Respond by Monday, Oregon officials say. • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregonians should respond quickly to mailed notices from state officials seeking more information to verify their income, officials say.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 28/09/2026
The U.S. Department of Education’s suspension this year of a comprehensive monitoring process puts billions of K-12 dollars at heightened risk of undetected waste, fraud and abuse, according to a new report by the nonpartisan U.S. Government Accountability Office. buff.ly/RytrsBZ
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K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The U.S. Department of Education’s suspension this year of a comprehensive monitoring process  puts billions of K-12 dollars at heightened risk of undetected waste, fraud and abuse, according to a…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 25/09/2026
COMMENTARY: No one is satisfied with summers defined by wildfire. We all want healthier forests and fewer catastrophic fires. buff.ly/lP6VxqB
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Commentary: The forests Oregon ‘protected’ are burning • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon made history this summer, and not the celebratory kind. It’s a wakeup call: The system is broken and fixing it requires new thinking. Over 2.5 million acres burned — more than any in recorded…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 25/09/2026
An appeals panel Friday seemed inclined to agree that more than 100 Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to a brutal prison in El Salvador are entitled to due process hearings to challenge their removal, which was made under an archaic 18th-century wartime law.  buff.ly/OCzGDjt
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Venezuelan men shipped to brutal prison under Alien Enemies Act ask court for due process • Oregon Capital Chronicle
An appeals panel Friday seemed inclined to agree that more than 100 Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to a brutal prison in El Salvador are entitled to due process hearings to challenge…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 25/09/2026
The low level of competition between this year’s races is a major difference from four years ago, when half of Oregon’s candidates for the U.S. House won their seats by a slim margin.  buff.ly/3Mhvy9A
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All of Oregon’s congressional districts are considered safe this year. Here’s why. • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Political analysts don’t expect any of Oregon’s six congressional seats to change hands in the November election. The Cook Political Report, which analyzes congressional elections and campaigns,…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 25/09/2026
A Republican Wasco County Commissioner who helped usher in two decades of Google data center development in The Dalles is running campaign ads painting his Democratic opponent for an Oregon House seat as an underhanded supporter of corporate tax breaks for data centers. buff.ly/RmcsoN4
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Data centers take center stage, spur mudslinging, in competitive Gorge-based Oregon House race • Oregon Capital Chronicle
A county commissioner who ushered in Google data center development in The Dalles accuses his opponent of championing data center tax breaks.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 24/09/2026
Oregon lawmakers took action earlier this year to regulate the use of an increasingly bipartisan focus of anti-surveillance advocates nationwide: Flock cameras. Now, they could be on the verge of outlawing the technology altogether. buff.ly/LeF7BE6
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Oregon lawmakers could ban Flock, automated license plate reading cameras in 2027 • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon lawmakers took action earlier this year to regulate license plate readers. Now they could be outlawing the technology altogether.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 24/09/2026
Government investigators Thursday released a report that found the Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration detention, including warehouse purchases strongly opposed in numerous U.S. communities. buff.ly/T5YUTth
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Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention • Oregon Capital Chronicle
WASHINGTON — Government investigators Thursday released a report that found the Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 24/09/2026
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly early Thursday issued an order that temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s ban of three news organizations from the White House. buff.ly/Q6IRpYu
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Federal judge orders White House must restore press passes to 3 banned news outlets • Oregon Capital Chronicle
WASHINGTON — U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly early Thursday issued an order that temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s ban of three news organizations from the White House. Kelly, in…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 24/09/2026
Oregon students continued to make small gains in key subjects over the last year but still haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels. They’re also not keeping pace with many of their peers nationwide when it comes to reading and writing. buff.ly/K7PtEmn
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Oregon students' grasp of key subjects slowly grows, but still below pre-pandemic levels • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Results from the latest statewide assessment tests show student proficiency in reading, writing, math slowly inching up from pandemic lows.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 24/09/2026
COMMENTARY: Because we are not an autocracy, we cannot lay the blame of all government action at the feet of President Donald Trump. It is the duty of Congress to protect checks and balances, and the duty of voters (hopefully all of us) to hold Congress accountable.  buff.ly/Px2Frlj
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Commentary: 'Congress, do your job:' Checks and balances depend on voters, too • Oregon Capital Chronicle
“Congress, do your job.” That was a repeated refrain at this summer’s convention of the nonpartisan League of Women Voters in Columbus, Ohio. Whether Republican, Democrat, Independent or every member…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 23/09/2026
Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps. buff.ly/wUNe35r
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More Americans lose SNAP as Congress weighs food stamps’ future • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps. New data from the U.S. Department of…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 23/09/2026
Oregon’s prospective foster and adoptive parents do not need to commit to affirming a child’s potential LGBTQ+ identity to serve as caregivers in the wake of a recent federal court ruling that has narrowed child welfare officials’ ability to determine inclusive placements. buff.ly/RhtTeQ7
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Oregon narrows LGBTQ+ foster youth protections after losing federal appeals case • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The move came as the Oregon officials reached an agreement with a conservative legal advocacy group representing a Christian mother.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 23/09/2026
Oregon’s wildfires haven’t gotten their due this year, writes columnist Randy Stapilus. They’ve made some headlines and generated some discussion, but they deserve more. The condition of Oregon may depend on their getting it. buff.ly/Erhms9D
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Commentary: Wildfires to come • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon’s wildfires haven’t gotten their due this year. They’ve made some headlines and generated some discussion, but they deserve more. The condition of Oregon may depend on their getting it. By…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 23/09/2026
State regulators have backed off pursuing sizable fee increases on Oregon’s magic mushroom businesses after dire warnings from the legal psilocybin industry that it would buckle under the added costs.  buff.ly/A1ELyEd
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Oregon regulators nix higher fees for psilocybin after industry backlash • Oregon Capital Chronicle
State regulators have backed off pursuing sizable fee increases on Oregon’s magic mushroom businesses after dire warnings from the legal psilocybin industry that it would buckle under the added…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 23/09/2026
Oregon’s second largest investor-owned electric utility could soon directly assign the costs of new energy projects and infrastructure needed for data centers to data center operators. buff.ly/okb6kd0
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Pacific Power to charge new Oregon data centers for all costs associated with growing energy need • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The Citizens’ Utility Board said Pacific Power's agreement is “the strongest from a for-profit electric utility” under Oregon’s POWER Act.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 22/09/2026
A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday tossed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Washington seeking the state’s voter rolls, in line with many rulings across the country. buff.ly/cAvdE1T
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Trump administration’s WA voter roll lawsuit dismissed • Oregon Capital Chronicle
SEATTLE — A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday tossed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Washington seeking the state’s voter rolls, in line with many rulings across the country. This marks…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 22/09/2026
President Donald Trump faces a “big decision” to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate” the country, he told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.  buff.ly/eltwnw0
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‘Drive them into hell’: Trump ponders destruction of Iran at United Nations • Oregon Capital Chronicle
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump faces a “big decision” to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate” the country, he told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.  During a 37-minute speech to…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 22/09/2026
Oregon does not need to presume transgender women should be housed in women’s prisons and may continue to make case-by-case placement decisions that have allowed most of them to remain in custody with men, a federal appeals court ruled.   buff.ly/F2xjUnD
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Federal appeals court blocks restrictions on placement of trans women in Oregon prisons  • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon may continue to make case-by-case decisions for transgender women in prison custody, a federal appeals court ruled.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 22/09/2026
The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public. buff.ly/M8cISSf
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Trump administration says developers, loggers can kill endangered species • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public.…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 21/09/2026
Diesel prices hit a record average of $6.51 a gallon Monday, and some in President Donald Trump’s own party are breaking their support for the ongoing war in Iran that has driven fuel prices to staggering levels in the United States and across the globe. buff.ly/NITf2Tx
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Diesel prices shoot upward as top farm-state GOP senator begs Trump for export embargo • Oregon Capital Chronicle
WASHINGTON — Diesel prices hit a record average of $6.51 a gallon Monday, and some in President Donald Trump’s own party are breaking their support for the ongoing war in Iran that has driven fuel…
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 21/09/2026
As Oregon officials begin to send ballots out for the upcoming November election, the state’s top elections officer is encouraging voters to verify whether their election-related mail comes from an official source.  buff.ly/YTCecLT
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Oregon Secretary of State encourages voters to verify authenticity of election mail  • Oregon Capital Chronicle
“We’re already getting reports about misleading mail going out to voters," the state's top elections officer said.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 21/09/2026
The three news organizations that President Donald Trump has barred from entering the White House filed a lawsuit against the administration on Monday. buff.ly/rwVpRKY
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CNN, MS Now, Politico sue Trump over White House ban • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The three news organizations that President Donald Trump has barred from entering the White House filed a lawsuit against the administration on Monday.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 21/09/2026
The fine line U.S. Attorney Scott Bradford draws between evidence and rhetoric underscores the challenges facing a career law enforcement official who serves an administration that civil rights groups have routinely criticized for using the courts as a tool of retribution. buff.ly/8tbEmAf
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Can Oregon’s top federal prosecutor balance Trump's priorities with the law? He says ‘yes.’ • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Scott Bradford has taken aim at one of the Oregon's signature first-in-the-nation policies that his local law enforcement colleagues uphold.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 19/09/2026
Oregon has one of the largest gaps in the country between its highway and bridge maintenance needs and what it spends on addressing them, according to a national study.  buff.ly/kIMvUIx
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Oregon has one of the nation’s largest funding gaps to meet road maintenance needs • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The Beaver State has the second highest gap-to-expenditure ratio in the country, behind New York and tied with Connecticut.
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