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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 26m ago

State leaders of both parties say the federal government — including the president — wields too much power, and they want to see more authority returned to the states. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/05/r...

Governors and lawmakers say they're getting serious about states' rights • Oregon Capital Chronicle

State leaders of both parties say the federal government — including the president — wields too much power, and they want to see more authority returned to the states. Bipartisan groups of governors…

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 18h ago

To counter a failed ballot initiative from animal rights activists that attempted to ban hunting, fishing and animal slaughter in Oregon, the state’s Republican leaders pledged to introduce their own constitutional amendment to guarantee fishing, hunting and farming rights. buff.ly/priehbW

Oregon GOP leaders want constitutional hunting, fishing protections in response to ballot measure • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Republicans announced they’ll introduce a resolution in 2027 to refer a constitutional amendment to Oregon voters guaranteeing fishing, hunting access

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 19h ago

It’s hard to imagine a scenario where ranked choice voting — or, more to the point, the lack of ranked choice voting — won’t have an impact on this year’s race for governor, commentator Blair Bobier writes. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/04/r...

Ranked choice voting makes sense for Oregon • Oregon Capital Chronicle

It’s hard to imagine a scenario where ranked choice voting — or, more to the point, the lack of ranked choice voting — won’t have an impact on this year’s race for governor. Ranked choice voting…

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 19h ago

Oregonians in 12 counties who lost their federal food assistance in July because of a wildfire evacuation can request replacement benefits until Aug. 14.  oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/04/o...

Oregon extends deadline for SNAP recipients to replace benefits lost in July wildfires • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregonians in 12 counties who lost their federal food assistance in July because of a wildfire evacuation can request replacement benefits.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 22h ago

Todd Blanche was one step closer to permanently leading the Justice Department Tuesday, after two skeptical Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans voted to advance his nomination after his signed promise that President Donald Trump's “anti-weaponization” fund is dead. buff.ly/vrbx9di

Blanche nomination for attorney general advanced by US Senate panel on party-line vote • Oregon Capital Chronicle

U.S. acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was one step closer to permanently leading the Justice Department Tuesday.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 23h ago

Four Oregon Democratic lawmakers, and two hopefuls, are calling for a three-year moratorium on new data centers in response to growing public concern over energy and water demand, farmland loss, tax fairness and a general lack of transparency from the industry. buff.ly/jSRVP3Z

Democratic lawmakers propose three-year moratorium on new large data centers in Oregon • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon would join 15 other states that have proposed data center pauses in the last year.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · yesterday

An Oregon nonprofit founded by state Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, did not maintain a conflict of interest policy when it paid nearly $100,000 to a consulting firm she owns with her husband, missing a key step to help prove the transaction complied with tax law, records show.  buff.ly/3FAT91f

How Drazan’s consulting firm pocketed nearly $100k from her nonprofit with little oversight  • Oregon Capital Chronicle

The situation offers insight into how one of Oregon’s most successful recent Republican politicians handled her finances ahead of a campaign.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 2d ago

States do not have time before November’s midterm elections to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating overhauls of their mail-in-voting systems, two dozen Democratic state officials told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.

Democratic state officials urge US Supreme Court to affirm pause on Trump vote-by-mail order • Oregon Capital Chronicle

States do not have time before November’s midterm elections to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating overhauls of their mail-in-voting systems, two dozen Democratic state…

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 2d ago

The Trump administration’s demand for states to provide Social Security numbers, immigration status, and other private information on residents who receive cash benefits is improper and unconstitutional, states including Oregon allege in a new lawsuit. buff.ly/238hYRC via @newjerseymonitor.com

States sue Trump administration over plan to share antipoverty program data • Oregon Capital Chronicle

A group of states is challenging a Trump administration rule that would force them to provide data on people receiving antipoverty benefits.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 2d ago

Leaders of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee announced a bipartisan deal over the weekend that would keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11 and pause the Trump administration’s effort to add controversial new criteria for federal grants. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/03/r...

Spending deal freezes Trump proposal to gain power over federal grants, extends highway law • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Leaders of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee announced a bipartisan deal over the weekend that would keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11 and pause the Trump administration’s…

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 2d ago

Oregonians who own small businesses or buy their health insurance as individuals on the state’s health insurance marketplace could see a more than 15% increase in their premiums in the next year, according to the state’s top financial regulators.

Oregon poised to adopt double-digit health insurance premium hikes in 2027 • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Some Oregonians could end up seeing a more than 15% increase in their premiums in the next year under plans from state regulators.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 2d ago

Researchers who surveyed women inside Coffee Creek starting in 2017 found that 65% were in an abusive relationship at the time of their crime, with nearly 45% saying the relationship contributed to their conviction. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/01/w...

Why sentencing reform for domestic violence survivors keeps falling short in Oregon • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Advocates and lawmakers in Oregon have introduced bills to allow judges to reduce a sentence based on how coercion and abuse played a role in the crime these laws in three legislative sessions, but…

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 2d ago

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general appeared on track after he assured Senate Judiciary Committee lawmakers that the administration’s nearly $1.8 billion fund that could potentially pay pardoned violent Jan. 6 defendants is dead. buff.ly/jqgQMD7

Blanche asserts 'anti-weaponization' fund is dead, wins key GOP support in US Senate • Oregon Capital Chronicle

WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general appeared on track Monday after he submitted a written assurance to Senate Judiciary Committee lawmakers that the…

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 5d ago

Portland General Electric's residential customers would see an average bill increase of $8/month next year. It would be the 8th year in a row the utility raised customer rates, which are today up 50% from just 5 years ago @shaanthx.bsky.social reports. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/portl...

Portland General Electric proposes more rate increases across customer classes • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Hundreds of thousands of Oregonians who pay Portland General Electric for electricity could see their bills rise next year.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 5d ago

Oregon farmers, ranchers “will rebuild again,” Gov. Tina Kotek wrote to federal leaders. “What they ask of their government is not sympathy; it is speed.” Her request that feds help Oregon at same scale, speed as red states follows recent FEMA aid denials: oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/07/31/g...

Gov. Kotek presses feds to get Oregon farmers, ranchers same urgent wildfire relief as red states • Oregon Capital Chronicle

‘Oregon asks for the Utah clock,’ Gov. Tina Kotek wrote in a letter for immediate and robust wildfire aid to Oregon farmers and ranchers.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 6d ago

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged during his confirmation hearing to do everything in his “power to put the health of America back on track.”

String of outbreaks tests US public health system amid funding cuts, vaccine resistance • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Less than two years into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure at the helm of the department responsible for the health of millions of Americans, a string of outbreaks has repeatedly made headlines.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 6d ago

Enrollment in some graduate education and healthcare programs at Oregon’s public universities is expected to be down this fall, in part because students who might have enrolled face confusion and uncertainty over whether they can get the federal loans they need to attend.

Confusion over Trump changes to graduate student loan limits hurting Oregon programs • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Despite court orders pausing new caps on graduate student loan borrowing, universities said enrollment is down due to confusion, uncertainty.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 7d ago

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a wildfire disaster emergency Tuesday and deployed the Idaho National Guard to help fight the Big Grass Fire burning along the border of Oregon and Idaho, Little’s office announced Wednesday.  oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/07/29/r...

Idaho Gov. Little declares wildfire disaster emergency, authorizes Guard to help along Oregon border • Oregon Capital Chronicle

The Big Grass Fire exhibited “extreme fire behavior with rapid rates of spread” and has burned more than 300,000 acres in Oregon and Idaho.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 7d ago

OHSU professor Dr. Abigail Liberty said internal protocols at crisis pregnancy centers are likely not enough to ensure every center has properly trained and trauma-informed staff and produces timely sonography reviews.

Crisis pregnancy centers fight for ultrasound use in clinics without government oversight • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers routinely offer free ultrasounds, but there is little oversight. OB-GYNs, state lawmakers, government officials, reproductive health advocates, and current and…

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 7d ago

The unauthorized U.S. immigrant population grew to its highest level ever by mid-2024, increasing to 15.8 million after hovering at about 11 million since 2010, according to data released Wednesday by a nonpartisan think tank that tracks migration.

Number of unauthorized immigrants hit new high of nearly 16 million in 2024, report says • Oregon Capital Chronicle

WASHINGTON — The unauthorized U.S. immigrant population grew to its highest level ever by mid-2024, increasing to 15.8 million after hovering at about 11 million since 2010, according to data…

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 7d ago

Oregon Health & Science University’s board unanimously voted to dramatically reshape its embattled primate research center, abandoning plans for a sanctuary and instead putting the university on a path to keep fewer monkeys while expanding human-based alternatives to animal research.

OHSU board replaces sanctuary plan with new vision for primate research center • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon Health & Science University’s board unanimously voted Monday to dramatically reshape its embattled primate research center.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · last wk.

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal government can continue implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting vote-by-mail, reaching the opposite conclusion that another appeals panel decided over the weekend. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/07/28/r...

Courts issue conflicting rulings on Trump executive order restricting vote-by-mail • Oregon Capital Chronicle

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the federal government can continue implementing President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting vote-by-mail, reaching the opposite conclusion that…

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · last wk.

After announcing an investigation into masked armed men allegedly impersonating immigration agents off a highway by one of Oregon’s most immigrant-heavy cities, Oregon State Police offered tips to ensure residents could confirm the identity of law enforcement pulling them over.

Oregon State Police tout state law ICE is ignoring in response to impersonation report • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon State Police offered advice to confirm the identity of law enforcement pulling them over, but the tips may not all be reliable.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · last wk.

Congressional lawmakers and independent experts said this week none of the disclosures of noncitizens on state voter rolls are enough to give a meaningful boost to the Trump administration’s relentless quest to purge noncitizens from voter rolls.

Flap over noncitizens on state voter rolls seen as unlikely to boost SAVE America Act • Oregon Capital Chronicle

WASHINGTON — Suddenly there’s evidence that noncitizens were on voting rolls in New Jersey, and there are new questions about the credibility of Alaska’s voter data. Republicans say that’s a big deal…

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Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · last wk.

The ads in Oregon and other states are all from of a network of groups created by the nonprofit Data Center Coalition, an industry group hoping to improve public opinion of data centers as pushback grows.

Pro-data center industry group behind ad campaign in Oregon, six other states • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon Connects is one of several new nonprofits registered by the Data Center Coalition, an industry group backed by major tech companies.

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