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Group presses Oregon secretary of state to bar Trump from ballot

SALEM — A group trying to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in all…

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Report: Oregon election offices are underfunded, understaffed heading into 2024

SALEM — Local election offices throughout Oregon are understaffed and underfunded headed into the 2024 presidential election cycle, according…

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Former House Republican Leader Mike McLane running for state senate

POWELL BUTTE — Mike McLane, a former House District 55 representative and Crook County Circuit Court judge, is…

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Oregon state Sen. Lynn Findley won’t seek reelection

VALE — Sen. Lynn Findley will not be seeking re-election to Oregon Senate District 30 in 2024. The…

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Oregon Supreme Court will hear lawsuit from Senate Republicans who walked out

SALEM — A group of Senate Republicans who want to run for re-election despite running afoul of a…

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Hood River lawmaker is new Republican leader in state House

SALEM — State Rep. Jeff Helfrich of Hood River, who is in the middle of his first elected…

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Push to change Measure 110 gains momentum and money

SALEM — A coalition funded by prominent Oregonians, including retired Nike co-founder Phil Knight, plans to ask Oregon…

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Republican senators, state attorneys seek Oregon Supreme Court review of anti-walkout law

SALEM — Five Republican state senators and attorneys representing the state are seeking a quick resolution from the…

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Senators who violated walkout ban can’t file for re-election, secretary of state says

SALEM — Senate Minority Leader Tim Knopp, R-Bend, and other Republican senators who surpassed a voter-approved limit on…

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Campaign 2024 in full swing, even if law says it’s too early to file

SALEM — With the noisy, bitterly partisan 2023 session of the Legislature lurching to a close on the…

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