Dirk VanderHart
Dirk VanderHart covers Oregon politics and government for KLCC. 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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More than 300 noncitizens have been added to Oregon’s voter rolls over the last three years, after lawmakers passed a bill allowing people to obtain drivers licenses in the state without proving citizenship, according to a recent review by the state’s Driver and Motor Vehicle Services division. -
The former congressman from Hood River has quickly made himself indispensable to his party’s legislative hopes. -
Carl Riccadonna has spent much of his career in senior economist roles at firms like Deutsche Bank and Bloomberg. He takes over for Mark McMullen. -
More than a third of county clerks have departed since the 2020 presidential election. -
Gov. Tina Kotek is urging Oregonians to stay vigilant as a record wildfire season continues. -
Lawyers that vie for business from the State of Oregon have become a mainstay in races for attorney general and treasurer. This year is no different. -
The move is intended to “disrupt” the presidential election by taking votes away from Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Virtually every major player in Oregon politics has come out against the proposal. That’s a big change — and no guarantee it can’t succeed. -
On Monday, the Oregon Secretary of State’s office verified that backers of the independent presidential candidate had gathered enough valid signatures to create a new minor statewide party. -
A coalition of advocacy groups say federal officials illegally glossed over major impacts the state’s I-5 Rose Quarter project would have on its surroundings.
