Lauren Dake

The gubernatorial rematch between Kotek and Republican Christine Drazan is the state’s most closely watched race this year.

Following the tragic Silver Rail Elementary shooting in Bend, Tina Kotek and Christine Drazan approach gun policy cautiously in a tight Oregon governor race.

Oregon Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan is trying to distance herself from national MAGA rhetoric to appeal to moderate and swing voters.

The campaign donation from the National Republican Governors Association comes at a key time.

The Portland Business Journal’s gubernatorial forum marked the first — and only — scheduled appearance in Portland.

Oregon reversed its decision to fire HR chief Jessica Knieling, giving her a new $23,008-a-month Department of Justice role, back pay, and $50,000 for attorney fees.

If Oregon were a political island, isolated from the national headlines, the odds of state Sen. Christine Drazan breaking the nearly 40-year losing streak of Republicans running for governor would be higher.

Oregon approved $1.25M in emergency funds to add ballot drop boxes and expand ballot tracking ahead of the general election as mail-in voting faces delays.

The agency confirmed her firing but released no further comment.

Most of the $49 million settlement will go to settle wrongful death cases for people who died from COVID-19 while in an Oregon prison.