State Housing Board Approves Low-Income Apartments That Cost Nearly $1 Million Each Gov. Tina Kotek won reelection with promises of more housing. A troubled new building highlights Oregon’s overspending on subsidized projects. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/news/state-h...

State Housing Board Approves Low-Income Apartments That Cost Nearly $1 Million Each - Oregon Journalism Project

In her victory speech on election night, newly reelected Gov. Tina Kotek said she will focus her second term on making key services, particularly housing “more available and more affordable.”  Yet one...

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Every Democratic Governor in the U.S. Outperformed Kamala Harris—Except One Oregonians voted more red in the governor’s race than they did in the 2024 presidential election. Read our latest by @krathore.bsky.social

Every Democratic Governor in the U.S. Outperformed Kamala Harris—Except One - Oregon Journalism Project

Gov. Tina Kotek didn’t catch the Democratic “blue wave” that rolled over Oregon and the nation last week.  While she was easily reelected, every single Oregon county as of midday Nov. 9 had voted more...

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SPOTLIGHT: Sarah Emmans A public finance expert considers the way forward for Oregon after the Nov. 3 blue wave. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/spotlight/sp...

SPOTLIGHT: Sarah Emmans - Oregon Journalism Project

In the wake of the Nov. 3 election, and as Oregon begins to grapple with the impact of looming federal tax cuts on a variety of entitlement programs, including Medicaid and food stamps, OJP wanted to ...

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Quick Change Expected in Oregon Law That Bans Some Potlucks Not only is a new law possible next year, clarification of how to enforce existing law may only be weeks away. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/quick-change...

Quick Change Expected in Oregon Law That Bans Some Potlucks — Oregon Journalism Project

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Affording Basic Needs Is Difficult for Many Oregon Households ALICE, an economic hardship measure, indicates that in some parts of the state, more than half of households face choices between food and rent. Read our latest from @krathore.bsky.social: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/affording-ba...

Affording Basic Needs Is Difficult for Many Oregon Households — Oregon Journalism Project

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Kotek Takes Commanding Lead Over Drazan in Early Election Returns The governor appears poised to overcome a low popularity rating in a rematch of 2022 nominees. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/oregon-gover...

Oregon May Weather Fiscal Turbulence Better Than Most States Thanks to a Growing Rainy Day Fund Created nearly two decades ago, the fund has over $3 billion to combat budget crises. Read our latest from @krathore.bsky.social www.oregonjournalismproject.org/oregon-may-w...

Oregon May Weather Fiscal Turbulence Better Than Most States Thanks to a Growing Rainy Day Fund — Oregon Journalism Project

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Cashing In on Oregon School Kids Oregon sends hundreds of millions of dollars to for-profit online schools with poor graduation rates and little oversight. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/oregon-virtu...

Cashing In on Oregon School Kids — Oregon Journalism Project

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In Apparent Conflict With Its Mission and History, ACLU Takes Sides in Oregon Governor’s Race The civil rights group says it doesn’t get involved in candidate races but is spending heavily to support Kotek. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/in-apparent-...

Bend School Shooter’s Mother Twice Accused of Assault but Never Convicted A conviction would have made it illegal for her to purchase the shotgun her son later used. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/bend-school-...

Bend School Shooter’s Mother Twice Accused of Assault but Never Convicted — Oregon Journalism Project

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PACs and Megadonors Shift Millions as Oregon Governor’s Race Enters Final Stretch Gov. Tina Kotek has outpaced challenger Christine Drazan in fundraising, but both candidates’ donor bases have shifted since their 2022 race. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/pacs-and-meg...

PACs and Megadonors Shift Millions as Oregon Governor’s Race Enters Final Stretch — Oregon Journalism Project

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Social Security Cost-of-Living Bump Helps, yet Possible Cuts Still Loom In Oregon, many counties face disproportionate financial risks if Congress fails to prevent a projected 22% benefit cut by 2032. Read our latest from @krathore.bsky.social: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/social-secur...

Social Security Cost-of-Living Bump Helps, yet Possible Cuts Still Loom — Oregon Journalism Project

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Your Potluck Might Be a Crime in Oregon One North Oregon Coast couple learned the hard way. Here’s what they’re doing about it. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/your-potluck...

Your Potluck Might Be a Crime in Oregon — Oregon Journalism Project

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State Housing Agency Regularly Exceeds Benchmark for Construction Costs Oregon has the nation’s second-highest rate of homelessness, yet keeps funding affordable housing that costs far more than the national average. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/state-housin...

State Housing Agency Regularly Exceeds Benchmark for Construction Costs — Oregon Journalism Project

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Congressional Republicans Target Oregon Environmentalists The House Committee on Natural Resources criticizes Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wildlands for their ‘lawfare.’ Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/congressiona...

Congressional Republicans Target Oregon Environmentalists — Oregon Journalism Project

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Four Highlights From Last Night's Governor Debate Gov. Kotek and state Sen. Drazan clashed on voting by mail, education funding, campaign donors, and the National Guard. Watch the highlights here: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/four-highlig...

Four Highlights From Last Night's Governor Debate — Oregon Journalism Project

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First Oregon Governor’s Debate Gets Feisty Gov. Tina Kotek and state Sen. Christine Drazan trade barbs and call each other disingenuous. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/first-oregon...

First Oregon Governor’s Debate Gets Feisty — Oregon Journalism Project

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Oregon Graduates 26,000 Fewer College Grads Than Needed to Fill Available Jobs Five reasons why Oregon’s higher education institutions struggle to support the state’s job market. Read our latest from @krathore.bsky.social: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/oregon-gradu...

Oregon Graduates 26,000 Fewer College Grads Than Needed to Fill Available Jobs — Oregon Journalism Project

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$10 Million Mystery Check Hangs Over Governor’s Race Locked in a dead heat, Kotek and Drazan will debate for the first time this election Oct. 1. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/10-million-m...

$10 Million Mystery Check Hangs Over Governor’s Race — Oregon Journalism Project

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Oregon Students Edge Up in Math, Science and English Proficiency but Still Lag Far Behind Scores of a Decade Ago In dozens of school districts, parents opted their children out of federally mandated tests at rates that undermine accountability. Read our latest:

Oregon Students Edge Up in Proficiency but Still Lag Far Behind Scores of a Decade Ago — Oregon Journalism Project

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Audit: Oregon Department of Education Has Failed to Oversee $338 Million Program for Boosting High School Graduation Rates Measure 98 diverted funding to more rigorous instruction, but state officials aren’t tracking results. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/oregon-depar...

Department of Education Has Failed to Oversee $338 Million Program for Boosting Graduation Rates — Oregon Journalism Project

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Did the Grasshopper Fire Have to Be So Bad? There was a plan to fireproof Mt. Hood National Forest, but both the left and right stopped it from being implemented. Read our latest from @pennyrosenberg.bsky.social: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/did-the-gras...

Did the Grasshopper Fire Have to Be So Bad? — Oregon Journalism Project

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Appeals Court Overturns BOLI Requirement for Union Wages on Projects That Convert Buildings to Affordable Housing The ruling should free developers to increase the amount of affordable housing that gets built. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/appeals-cour...

Appeals Court Overturns BOLI Requirement for Union Wages on Projects That Convert Buildings — Oregon Journalism Project

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Oregon Loses Skilled Trade Workers to Neighboring States as High Unemployment Persists The backlash against new data centers pits GOP and Democratic voters against union members and hoped-for new jobs. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/oregon-loses...

Oregon Loses Skilled Trade Workers to Neighboring States as High Unemployment Persists — Oregon Journalism Project

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New Poll Shows Drazan With Slight Lead in Governor’s Race The result is in line with an earlier poll, but the Republican’s 2-point lead is less than the margin of error. Read our latest: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/new-poll-sho...

New Poll Shows Drazan With Slight Lead in Governor’s Race — Oregon Journalism Project

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Trump’s Signature Bill Rewards Oregon for Its Food Stamp Incompetence The failure to accurately administer food stamps will bizarrely spare Oregon millions while other states must pony up next year. Read our latest from @pennyrosenberg.bsky.social: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/trumps-signa...

Trump’s Signature Bill Rewards Oregon for Its Food Stamp Incompetence — Oregon Journalism Project

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Left and Right Unite as Oregonians Turn Against Flock Camera Network Six Oregon cities and two counties canceled or suspended contracts over privacy and data leak fears. Read our latest from @krathore.bsky.social: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/left-and-rig...

Left and Right Unite as Oregonians Turn Against Flock Camera Network — Oregon Journalism Project

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Five Things to Know About Oregon on Labor Day Oregon once had the nation’s highest minimum wage. Read our latest from @krathore.bsky.social: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/five-things-...

Five Things to Know About Oregon on Labor Day — Oregon Journalism Project

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The Mammoth Tax Bill Owed by the Obscure Owner of a Salem Computer Repair Shop Defies Belief as Well as Payment For three years now, Oregon has been trying to collect a multimillion-dollar tax debt. Read our latest from @pennyrosenberg.bsky.social: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/the-mammoth-...

The Mammoth Tax Bill Owed by the Obscure Owner of a Salem Computer Repair Shop Defies Belief — Oregon Journalism Project

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