Oregon lawmakers spare prison jobs, cut others A key Oregon legislative panel voted Wednesday to spare the jobs of 19 corrections officers and other prison officials that had been on the chopping block.
City Council votes to raise residential garbage and sewer rates (Video) Despite vocal opposition, city commissioners approved the rate hikes, but they decided to hold off until next week to decide a water rate hike.
Sen. Wyden: 'This is as good as it gets' Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon told his staff this week that his wife is pregnant.
Washington gov race turns to transportation taxes Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna says Washington will need to ask voters to support a tax package to fund the state's multi-billion dollar transportation needs, but his Democratic counterpart, Jay Inslee, isn't ready to support any specific financing plan.
Audit: Ore. schools miss chances to save energy An audit from the Oregon secretary of state's office finds schools missed out on $40 million worth of energy savings by failing to choose the most cost-effective measures to reduce energy costs.
Oregon budget report 'stable' but gov't job cuts loom The Legislature's Emergency Board is expected to vote Wednesday on a plan to eliminate 188 state jobs under a $28 million budget cut that the Legislature approved earlier this year.
Ore. budget proposal would eliminate 188 state jobs The recommendation of the Legislative Fiscal Office was developed based on the Legislature's mandate earlier this year to permanently cut $28 million in state government spending.
'Your Voice, Your Vote:' Hales wants to get city back to basics (Video) Mayoral candidate Charlie Hales appeared on "Your Voice, Your Vote" Sunday May 20, 2012.
Hales shakes up campaign; fires most of staff Even after pulling off a victory in Tuesday’s primary, mayoral candidate Charlie Hales has fired six out of seven campaign staff members.
Oregon AG race was major upset Entering the Democratic primary, former federal prosecutor Dwight Holton looked like he was going to walk into the Oregon attorney general's office. But then a late poll showed him trailing former appeals court judge Ellen Rosenblum badly.
Smith will ask Hales for a fundraising limit agreement The biggest spender in Portland’s mayoral primary didn't win, and now one of the two candidates to advance said he wants to limit campaign fundraising for the November runoff.
Oregon schools must change Native American mascot names The Oregon Board of Education has voted to require Oregon schools to retire their Native American mascots within five years or risk losing state funding.
Levy failure fallout: Time to 'wreck the train' in Josephine County "We're going to wreck the train here and see how we can put it back in the future," Stephen Campbell, district attorney for the Southern Oregon county, told The Associated Press.
Marijuana backers declare victory in Ore. AG race (Photo Gallery) "There's lots of issues that played into my victory, and that may well be one of them," Rosenblum said of the surprising emergence of medical marijuana as a defining issue. About 55,000 people are registered marijuana users in Oregon.
Romney inches closer to clinching GOP nomination Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won most of the delegates in the Oregon primary, leaving him 153 delegates shy of the number of delegates needed to win the Republican nomination for president.
Kucinich announces he won't run in Wash. Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich won't be running for Congress in Washington state.
Smith reveals Hales told him not to run for mayor (Video) Mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith, who survived the primary and will face off with his opponent, Charlie Hales, in the fall, said Wednesday that Hales told him during a phone call not to run for mayor.
Jefferson Smith: I'll help schools in a pinch (Video) Following a close race for Mayor of Portland in the primary held May 15, KATU News sat down with Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith, the two top finishers, to hear their thoughts on the race and Portland's future.