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Politics
Oregon Gov. Kotek says data center rules, universal preschool among priorities for next 4 years
Following her reelection Tuesday Kotek said she wants action from the Oregon Legislature in the first few months of 2027 and will ‘be on top of them every day.’
Oregon Capital Chronicle2026/11/06
Health
Oregon, three other state AGs sue over Trump’s Medicaid work requirements
Oregon Capital Chronicle2026/11/06
Technology
Commentary: Protecting youth from social media risks can’t stop with Meta
Oregon Capital Chronicle2026/11/06
Politics
Amid blue wave, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek won a swift reelection. Was the mandate in her favor?
Oregon Capital Chronicle2026/11/06
Politics
Oregon voters on Tuesday passed most local fire, school funding proposals
Oregon Capital Chronicle2026/11/05

Economy
Oregonians can comment Nov. 10 on PGE’s proposed rate increase
Oregonians can tell state regulators Nov. 10 their thoughts on the state’s largest utility’s latest efforts to raise their electricity bills for an eighth year in a row.
Oregon Capital Chronicle2026/11/05
Economy
Oregon missing unified data collection, complaint process for farmworkers, report says
Oregon lacks a unified system to track data and handle complaints about working conditions from farmworkers who make up the backbone of the state’s multi-billion dollar agricultural industry, a new state report found.
Oregon Capital Chronicle2026/11/05
Weather
Wildfire survivors pack courtroom for PacifiCorp lawsuit
Oregon Public Broadcasting first published this article. Dozens of wildfire survivors packed the Oregon Supreme Court on Tuesday to hear arguments over whether electrical giant PacifiCorp will need to pay out billions of dollars for…
Oregon Capital Chronicle2026/11/04
Science
Oregon judge allows Multnomah County climate lawsuit against fossil fuel giants to advance
The fossil fuel defendants in the case had sought to have the climate case dismissed, saying state governments did not have the power to regulate their interstate pollution.
Oregon Capital Chronicle2026/11/04
Politics
Commentary: Democrats won on Tuesday. Now comes the hard work of solving Oregon’s challenges.
Tuesday’s elections across the United States were historic. The political landscape of the nation changed in a single evening. The political landscape in Salem did not. We have the same governor, Tina Kotek.
Oregon Capital Chronicle2026/11/04
Politics
Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek wins re-election bid in Oregon
NBC News projects that Kotek defeated Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan in a rematch of their 2022 contest.
NBC News2026/11/04
Politics
Commentary: Amid big changes, Oregon goes steady-state
Across red and purple states, the election news Tuesday was big: Massive changes in places where few would have expected them, flips of control of both sides of the Congress. As for Oregon, well, it went along its usual path.
Oregon Capital Chronicle2026/11/04

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