KLCC and America Amplified
America Amplified 2024
This election year, KLCC is engaging with our community and responding to your election-related questions and concerns. What do you want to see candidates discuss as they run for office? What issues are important to you? Do you have any questions about voting?
KLCC is part of a nationwide effort, America Amplified, to help answer your questions about voting and the elections. Share your thoughts and questions with us by using the form below and sign up to get email updates from KLCC. Thank you!
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Oregon Elections
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State Rep. Maxine Dexter has benefited from more than $1.2 million in ads supporting her candidacy in the 3rd Congressional District. -
As Oregon's May primary approaches, KLCC is answering your "frequently asked questions" about the elections process. -
Residents of the Mohawk Valley east of Springfield will vote this May on a levy to support their rural fire district. -
This May, Eugene voters will decide whether to become the first city in the world to elect political candidates through a scorecard. The proposal is called STAR Voting, and it would apply to races for Mayor, City Council and EWEB, starting in 2026.
National Politics and Election Coverage
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A new regulation to protect the rights of pregnant workers is the subject of an anti-abortion lawsuit because it includes abortion as a pregnancy "related medical condition." -
Johnson is the sixth Republican elevated to the speakership since 1994. The five who preceded him all saw their time in the office end in relative degrees of defeat or frustration. -
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China's leader Xi Jinping. Washington and Beijing are engaging in talks over issues of economic development, global security, AI and more.
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A look at where things stand on student loan forgiveness — and how Republicans and Democrats differ on whether to offer debt relief to student borrowers.
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At the heart of the student protests overtaking college campuses are demands that their universities divest from companies that do business with Israel.
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At some college campuses, protesters have called for an immediate ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas and divestment of endowment money invested in companies that provide military support to Israel.
