Oregon Capital Chronicle

State Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, speaks at a press conference in downtown Portland’s Terry Schrunk Plaza on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Photo by Shaanth Nanguneri/Oregon Capital Chronicle)

PORTLAND— Oregon Republican gubernatorial nominee Christine Drazan on Tuesday made the case for her agenda to slash taxes, reduce regulations and make state g...

An electric vehicle charging at a station in a national park. Oregon's popular EV rebate program is reopening through Nov. 4, 2026.(Photo courtesy of the National Park Service)

Oregonians planning to buy or lease an electric vehicle before Nov. 4 can get thousands of dollars from the state to help pay for it.

Officials at the Oregon Departm...

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read speaks to reporters in the state capitol in Salem on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Photo by Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle)

SALEM — All Oregon voters will receive ballots by mail and should plan to return them by mail or an official dropbox despite a legal setback for states suing to block the Trump adminis...

Firefighters on the Claremont Fire in Boise, Idaho on July 6, 2026. Drought across the Northwest has exacerbated wildfire conditions in the region. (Photo by Brenen Helgerson/ National Interagency Fire Center)

The last weeks of summer find Oregon and much of the Northwest experiencing historic drought, exacerbating what has become one of the most...

Statewide elected officials Attorney General Dan Rayfield, Secretary of State Tobias Read and Labor Commissioner Christina Stephenson sit on the House floor on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (Photo by Laura Tesler/Oregon Capital Chronicle/Pool)

Oregon’s governor, chief election official and top lawyer vowed Monday to continue fighting President Donald Tru...