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Watch these issues for early signs of how Gov.-Elect Kotek will govern

There are other issues besides inflation, crime and abortion

The Liftoff: Kate Brown's legacy

The Liftoff: Prominent Oregonians say goodbye

The Liftoff: Kotek's new transition team and mounting pressure on embattled legislator-elect

Parallels between elections and Christmas shopping offer hope

Free speech, hate speech and disinformation

OR360 Shorts: An Interview With Moms Demand Action On Measure 114

The Liftoff: New state representative accused of sexual assault

The Liftoff: Biden urges states to "follow Oregon's lead"

The Liftoff: The great re-shuffling of Oregon leaders continues

The Liftoff: Everything you need to know about the election

Election takeaways: Expect gridlock in Washington, partisanship in Salem and more weirdness in Portland

Election takeaways: Time to confront political divide, pursue accountability and broaden access to Oregon primaries

The Liftoff: Betting odds, polling averages, and projections

The Liftoff: Is the "Red Wave" about to crash into a "Blue Wall"?

Negative ads work to define opponents

Voters should focus on homelessness, government performance and the economy

The Liftoff: Is Oregon a top-tier swing state?

The Liftoff: Phil Knight speaks—and October surprises in competitive races

Which Oregon leaders met Joe Biden during his recent visit?

Why "Preschool for All" matters—for Multnomah County and for Oregon

The Liftoff: Nation's eyes on Oregon in historic race for governor

Major parties rule, third parties are spoilers

Third-party candidates can provide a necessary course correction

The Liftoff: The most brutal attack ads of the cycle

The most brutal political ads of the cycle

The Liftoff: Sharp exchanges in Gov's race; legislator won't face charges

Redefine and emphasize basics to boost public education

Improve public education Instead of pummeling It

The Liftoff: Controversial comments rock congressional race; legislative candidate gets heckled

The Liftoff: National headliners visit Oregon & an Oregon legend passes away

The Liftoff: Surprising gubernatorial appointments; TV ad wars heat up

TV ad wars heat up

Student loan relief achieves worthwhile goals

Student-loan forgiveness fails to address the core problem

The Liftoff: National Dems spending big in Oregon; McCarthy visits to boost GOP candidates

The Change We Need: Charter Measure Will Make Portland the City That Works for Everyone

The Liftoff: Betsy rejects Nearman; Oregon legislator gets arrested

Measure 110: Increasing access to vital services across Oregon

The Liftoff: Nearman endorses Johnson; Schill leaving U of O

Backbone to stand up to special interests will be key for next governor

The Liftoff: Kotek's fundraising surge and Kristof's new job

To solve Oregon’s problems, next governor must restore competency

Candidate Ed Diehl: Why I am running to represent the Santiam Canyon

The Liftoff: Fireworks in the first gubernatorial debate with Kotek, Drazan, and Johnson

The Way: Where charter reform went wrong; and, the political history and future of PERS

Portlanders Deserve Better: Portland Charter Reform

PERS is Coming for Oregon’s Next Governor

The Liftoff: Three *new* candidates for Governor

The Way: School districts are systemically violating some students' civil rights, and low legislator pay's real costs

Dozens of Oregon's school districts are violating their students' civil rights. They can and must stop now.

Rep. Rachel Prusak: Oregon has chosen not to invest in a diverse legislature. It should.

The Liftoff: Controversies with past, present, and future legislators

The Way: Protecting LGBTQ+ Rights in Oregon; Milwaukie Mayor To Bring Climate Urgency to OR's Legislature; AND, Tackling Inflation With Growth

In a Post-Roe World, Here’s How We’re Fighting to Preserve and Expand LGBTQ+ Rights in Oregon

Milwaukie Mayor's Plan to Bring Climate Urgency and Expertise to the Legislature

The Liftoff: Betsy Johnson under the microscope; polling wars in the race for governor

Put Focus on Economic Growth to Combat Inflation

The Way: Hall's Opponent on Reforming Clackamas County Clerk and What Politicians Should NOT Do to Deal with Inflation

Resist Temptation to Fight Inflation with Short-Term Fixes

Candidate Says Clackamas County Can Adopt These Reforms to Prevent Another Election Debacle

The Liftoff: Serious "red wave" warning signs for Oregon Democrats

The Way: Built for Zero is Both Practical and Compassionate, Critiquing the Risk Assessment on Public Schools, and the Upcoming 90-Day Plan for Oregon's Mental Health Crisis

Built for Zero: A Compassionate, Common Sense Strategy to Ending Portland's Homelessness Crisis

Oregon Secretary of State Auditors’ Systemic Risk Report on Education

Interview: Jessie Burke on Portland and Multnomah County's Recent Policy Changes on Homelessness

The Liftoff: An eyebrow-raising legislative candidate shake-up

The Way: Community Focus for ODHS, the Trauma of Homeless Women in Portland, and Holding County Clerks Accountable after the May Primary

Women Experiencing Homelessness in Portland are Fighting to Survive

Guardrails are needed to restore trust and prevent election debacles like Clackamas County

Clackamas County election fiasco exposes problems only voters can fix

The Liftoff: New leg. leaders appointed in shake-up—and a national figure comes to Oregon

The Way: Oregon's EITC Rates and County Clerks

Community-Based Solutions are the Future of Human Services in Oregon

The Liftoff: Meet Oregon's historic new leaders

The Way: An Ideas Space

The Liftoff: The gun violence debate in Oregon—and our "purple" counties

Addressing school violence, or anything else, requires solving political dysfunction

Intervene to prevent the downward cycles that lead to violence

Reviewing #GovernorGoals suggestions for bridging the urban-rural divide

“Ground Zero”: Old Town Community Steps Up Where Leaders Have Stumbled

Ignore the speeches and demand action on guns from Congress

The Liftoff: Controversy in the gubernatorial election

The Way: Is the Democratic Process Beyond Repair?

The Importance of Public Land

What rural Oregonians want: An honest opportunity for input

Staying Ahead of the Curve in Health Policy

The Liftoff: A national embarrassment for Oregon—plus primary election winners and losers

What just happened?

The Way: Takeaways from party primaries

Results from Tuesday's primary were anything but cryptic

Parties and Partisanship

The Liftoff: Will last-minute attacks defeat the frontrunners?

The Way: How to Get Oregon's Story Back on Track

The Beerchaser's Best Bars for Bridget Barton

How the next Labor Commissioner can help put Oregon back on track

Does Anyone Actually Care About Climate Chaos?

Urban-rural divide: What if both sides are right?

The Liftoff: Drazan and Tiernan surging; Kotek and Read's closing arguments; Oregon post-Roe v. Wade

The Way: The moment Oregonians decide who we want to be

Beerchaser's advice for Sizemore and Gomez

Governing School

What You Pay for and What You Get

The Liftoff: Party infighting, newspaper endorsements, and a billion-dollar verdict

Taverns for Candidate Tobias Read

The Liftoff: Democrats have a major polling problem

The Way: Putting Kids First

The first election in Oregon’s new congressional district is anything but typical

Will eight be enough attempts to improve Portland's form of government?

The Liftoff: Carrick Flynn Has Something To Say

Behind the scenes of the Republican ad wars

The Way: Look past simple answers to difficult questions

The beerchaser's advice for Tina Kotek and Bud Pierce

Building on Success

The Liftoff: Elizabeth Warren and Eric Trump get involved in Oregon

The Way: Building a Better Tomorrow

Returning Oregon Politics to the Oregon Way

Beerchaser's advice for Betsy Johnson and Bob Tiernan

The Liftoff: Which candidate loaned their campaign $300,000?

What jury duty taught me about civic service

The Way: The Calm Before the Storm

Debates the Oregon Way

Thebeerchaser's advice for gubernatorial candidates

The Liftoff: Canceled debates, People for Portland's ballot measure, and the fight for abortion access

Subsidy for the rich

The Way: Kulla on BOLI, Wolf on Housing, Rep. Nosse on the leg session

Important Progress and New Opportunities Arise from 2022 Legislative Session

Housing Innovation: A Response to Oregon’s Crisis

Why the Bureau of Labor and Industries Matters

The Liftoff: Debates, TV ads, and new PACs

The Next Governor Can’t Avoid Oregon’s Past; They Should Help Us Address It

The Way: Open Primaries, Legislator Pay, and More!

It's Time to Compensate Legislators

Prying open our closed primaries

My Time Is Done (For Now). But the Way Needs You More Than Ever.

The Liftoff: The passing of an Oregon icon and major takeaways from the filing deadline

When All Else Fails – Using the National Guard in Domestic Emergencies

The Way: Emerson Levy on Ukraine and Unity, Gudman on the Next Governor, Frazier on Read/Kotek

Oregon’s Next Governor

Let the Debates Begin! Oregonians Deserve To See Read and Kotek Square Off More Than Once

The Liftoff: Big endorsements for governor and congress; more legislators retire

Learning from Ukrainians: We're Capable of Unity

The Way: Frazier on the lottery, Hester on the Blazers, Aunan on protecting the vote

Powering the Vote: An Oregonian's View on the Importance of Voter Protection

Are You a #Vanlifer? Will You Join Nomad Net?

Trail Blazers, like the city they call home, need leadership

The lottery violates every progressive principle. Will the next governor do anything about it?

The Liftoff: Oregonians on Ukraine and the fund-race for Congress

The Way: Iannarone on traffic fatalities, Brooks on Bend Innovation District, Hess on Housing

“Can’t we all get along?” Revisited

Gain Share is a boon to Washington County—and a bane to the rest of the state

Advocating Community Ownership of Fiber Networks

Public-Private Partnerships are the 'Key' to Housing Affordability

A multi-pronged, collaborative approach to creating more affordable housing

The Liftoff: Kristof is out. What now?

OSU-Cascades Innovation District – an economic boon to Central Oregon

We Must Act Now to Reduce Traffic Fatalities in Oregon

The Way: Hass on leg pay, Minton on voting, Kalloch on affordable housing, Davis on identity

Divides, People, and Oregon

The Role That Corporations Play in Oregon’s Elections

This Land is Made for…Housing? Mining for Affordability by Mapping Oregon’s Public Lands

Why can’t felons vote?

The Liftoff: Major shakeup in GOP primary for Gov. and three trends you should know about

Increasing Pay Won't Improve the Legislature, According to Former Legislator of 20 Years

The Way: Gomez on affordable housing, Gallia on the Way, Hester on School Choice

The public-defense system is an unconstitutional mess

Looking Back to Move Forward on the Oregon Way

Unaffordable Housing – Are Progressive Policies Undermining the Working Class?

The Liftoff: The weirdest story of the week (plus new polling and a billionaire donor)

Compromise on school choice is possible—and might be necessary to save public education

The Way: Mayor Beaty on affordable housing, Cribbins and Tymchuk on the Elliott, and Frazier on the Big Lie

Dear Next Governor: Let’s Talk About Housing

We Need Answers to Critical Questions About the Rose Quarter I-5 Widening

On affordable housing: address systemic barriers to generational wealth

The Liftoff: State and local controversies, short session previews, and Gov. race straw poll

A Collaborative Way Forward on the Elliott State Forest

Dear Oregon Department of Early Learning Division, Please Help Working Families.

#GovernorGoals: Homelessness Submissions

The Way: Kerman on homelessness, Gomez on immigration, Nosse on the session, Mooney on HS grad rates

Legislative Preview: Addressing the ongoing Covid crisis

The Hermiston Model: How Students Can Thrive in Difficult Times

How immigrants help keep the American Dream alive

The Liftoff: Congressional races heat up; Trump divides GOP candidates for Governor

Our leaders need to know that trauma is a cause of homelessness

The Way: Kerr on Urban/Rural Divide, Harris on homelessness, Frazier on Sizemore, Wolf on Convening

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Injecting some nuance into Oregon’s “rural-urban divide” debate

Reversing the Sizemore-ization of Oregon Politics

Personal touch is key to helping the homeless rebuild their lives

The Liftoff: The new Speaker of the House (and Majority Leader)

The Secret to Good Governance? Bringing in Other Sectors

The Way: Adam Davis on connection, Angus Duncan on cohesion, PPS students on homelessness

Finding Common Ground is Hard but Worth the Effort

Uncovering Portland’s Anti-Asian History with Remembrance, Repair, and Redemption

Avoiding a Future of Tent Cities and Unrealized Potential

The Liftoff: The most chaotic week in Oregon politics in years

Big Differences, Big Tent

The Way: Pulliam, Gomez, Eager and more share #GovernorGoals on Homelessness

A year after 1/6/21: Ignoring a warning flare for democracy

Oregon: The Global Center for Psychedelic Therapy

Oregon’s Literacy Crisis Begins with our Colleges of Education

The Liftoff: Betting market predictions for the next Oregon Governor

Jeff Eager on Homelessness #GovernorGoals

Jared Wiener on Homelessness #GovernorGoals

Jessica Gomez on Homelessness #GovernorGoals

Xander Levine on Homelessness #GovernorGoals

Mayor Pulliam on Homelessness #GovernorGoals