Since Nov. 7, Brian Stout, R-Columbia City, has been subject to a five-year order of protection from a former campaign volunteer who reported that he had sexually assaulted her and threatened her life. A Columbia County judge will continue hearing arguments over whether the order should remain in pl
As Oregon gears up for a legislative session in two weeks, several local legislators will be sworn in January 9. Find out who's representing your interests in Salem.
Oregons ethics watchdog advised Friday that legislative leaders cant hire family members for political caucuses, though lawmakers still can hire their spouses and children as personal assistants.
Betsy Johnsons months-long campaign to make it on the November ballot culminated Tuesday with volunteers stacking 17 boxes of signature sheets in a set of wire cage shelves at the Oregon Secretary of States Office.
Following the 2020 census, political boundaries across the landscape are shifting thanks to redistricting, and Washington County residents have been asked to weigh in on the process of redrawing the four Board of Commissioner Districts that divide the county.�
The Gales Creek Journal spoke with unaffiliated gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson about issues of interest to western Washington County voters in a Q & A.
Nearly three dozen candidates for governor are vying for their parties nomination in the 2022 primaries on May 17. A collaborative of Oregon journalists wrote 15 questions to help you get to know these folks before you cast your ballot.
The Oregon Department of Transportation and Washington County Land Use and Transportation are once again asking people to stop putting election signs in state-owned rights of way.�
Washington County residents will have the opportunity to hear from and provide input to Oregons Senator Jeff Merkley at a Washington County-specific digital town hall scheduled for Wednesday, April
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley
The Oregon Legislatures 2022 short session came and went (did you blink?) and in this era of rapid inflation and
