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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Senate Bill 1583 would block school districts from withholding access to books for discriminatory reasons.
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Business and labor groups have negotiated a system of contribution limits they hope to push through before lawmakers adjourn March 10. Critics say the proposal is weak.
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A negotiated bill that includes the potential of six months in jail is expected to have momentum in the Capitol.
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Bills on greenhouse gas emissions and teachers strikes are gone, while proposals on campaign finance and drug addiction are being drawn up.
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A deadlocked vote in the chamber means Oregon will not be changing its time standard without its neighbors following suit.
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Democrats and Republicans often clash on the subject of caps on political giving, but are hoping to avoid a messy ballot fight.
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Oregon joins more than three dozen states in grappling with how to address so-called "deep-fake" technology ahead of this year's elections.
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Democrats and Republicans are seeing whether they can find a compromise over what kinds of consequences drug users might face.
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With an expensive ballot fight looming, two sides often opposed to one another are attempting to find a path forward in this year's legislative session.
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The state’s latest revenue forecast will dictate which spending bills survive the legislative session.