Dirk VanderHart
Dirk VanderHart covers Oregon politics and government for OPB. Before barging onto the radio in 2018, he spent more than a decade as a newspaper reporter—much of that time reporting on city government for the Portland Mercury. He’s also had stints covering chicanery in Southwest Missouri, the wilds of Ohio in Ohio, and all things Texas on Capitol Hill.
Dirk’s byline has appeared in USA Today, The New York Times, The Houston Chronicle, The Columbus Dispatch, The Oregonian, and more. He’s got a journalism degree from Michigan State University.
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A new revenue forecast predicts a budget hole is smaller than previously thought. But cuts are still ahead. -
It’s the latest sign U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning a major new facility in Newport on the Oregon Coast. -
A letter to the City of Newport last week suggested that unspecified federal operations are planned for December. -
Republicans say they’ll insist voters get a say on new taxes in the Oregon transportation bill. -
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday it wanted more time to decide whether to rehear arguments on the matter -
National guard troops under control of the Trump administration can’t yet move into Portland, despite a ruling earlier this week that said the deployment was legal. -
The effort is backed by the mayor of Salem and Oregon’s largest business lobby. -
Each day Kotek waits gives opponents less time to send tax hikes to voters. -
The ruling does not allow troops onto Portland streets. -
The star-crossed effort to pass a $4 billion transportation package was the the longest — and priciest — special session in more than a decade.
