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Powerful interview with the man who killed the Silver Rail school shooter by @emilycuretoncook.bsky.social: "I said, 'Mom, I just had to take the life of what I think might be a child.'"

In an exclusive interview with OPB, Kaylub Giamanco, the man who fatally shot the teenage school shooter at Silver Rail Elementary, shares what he wants people to know about his experience.

Polling a few weeks out from the Nov. 3 election showed the race in a statistical tie, and Gov. Tina Kotek's and Sen. Christine Drazan's rhetorical skills are being tested in ways that their allies say are naturally uncomfortable for the candidates. buff.ly/Ij7vkbR

Interesting tidbit I’m hearing from organizers: Today was supposed to be focused on nonpartisan voting, but the anti-Trump messaging showed up quickly and began to grow.

About 60-70 demonstrators have gathered Saturday morning on all sides of an intersection near a Happy Valley Grocery Outlet for this month’s No Kings protest with a focus on voting.

"On behalf of everyone who lives in Oregon, I am so sorry for what you are experiencing today," the governor told mourners. https://mrf.lu/2g3mX

OOPS GOP ad buyer mixes up Portlands, spends money meant to help Maine Sen. Susan Collins in Oregon The PAC boosting Collins is "absolutely furious" at the "ridiculous error" made by the buyer, which takes blame and has refunded the money. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Oregon state Sen. Christine Drazan reported $1 million from the Republican Governors Association on Thursday, a gift that will help her candidacy stay financially competitive in what is considered a close race for governor.

Reporter @miamaldonado.bsky.social went out to the North Coast this week to talk with incumbent Rep. Cyrus Javadi, challenger Max Sherman and voters in the hotly contested House race that could determine whether Democrats keep an #orleg supermajority. buff.ly/j4f8x65

Progressive groups, unions announce wealth tax initiative aimed at 2028 Oregon ballot

Aiming to make up for lost revenue from federal benefit cuts, a coalition of powerful Oregon advocacy groups announced Thursday that they will pursue a 2028 ballot measure to approve a wealth tax on some of the state’s richest households while cutting taxes for low-income residents. buff.ly/r6AgT0W

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Oregon's governor race just got tighter, according to another national forecaster

We're 5 years old today! 🎂 Whether you've been reading since 2021 or this morning, thank you for being here and supporting our work. The best birthday gift is a donation so we can keep reporting on Oregon politics and policy. buff.ly/wkWdDif

Both leading candidates for Oregon governor were feeling the heat of the race as they attacked each other’s trustworthiness at Thursday night’s first televised debate in Eugene.  buff.ly/PfEJxl1

Among metrics of success for the private-public partnership in the agreement was the number of trained Nvidia AI ambassadors eventually on Oregon college campuses. But this spring Nvidia paused the program before minting any ambassadors in Oregon. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/10/01/n...

When asked initially who they were most likely to vote for, 46% of voters chose Drazan and 44% named Kotek. An additional 3% picked Brett Smith, the lone third-party candidate in the race, and 8% were undecided.

The fine line U.S. Attorney Scott Bradford draws between evidence and rhetoric underscores the challenges facing a career law enforcement official who serves an administration that civil rights groups have routinely criticized for using the courts as a tool of retribution. buff.ly/8tbEmAf

Hey PNW journalists (or folks who want to move to the best part of the country): Our sister outlet, the @washingtonstatestandard.com, is hiring a new editor to oversee coverage from Olympia. It's a great job with a talented crew in a capital second only to Salem. statesnewsroom.com/staff-openin...

New polling ahead of the first debate next month obtained by @oregonjournalism.bsky.social www.oregonjournalismproject.org/new-poll-sho...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek joins a coalition of groups outside the State Capitol asking for a moratorium on data centers right now. Earlier today she announced a pause on data center approvals for state lands and buildings, is expected to announce further step here today. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

New: Oregon’s top state HR director violated HR policies on multiple occasions before getting fired earlier this summer, according to an investigative report released today. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

The Oregon Legislature tapped a firm to audit ODOT that also gets $$ from contracts with ODOT -- and no one seems to see anything wrong with that. Great story from @anastasiacmason.bsky.social. #orleg #orpol www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

The superintendent of the Oregon State Hospital who was appointed less than a month ago by a since-departed director of the Oregon Health Authority is out as head of the troubled state-run mental hospital, the health authority said Wednesday. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/12/b...

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The situation offers insight into how one of Oregon’s most successful recent statewide Republican politicians handled her finances in the run-up to a campaign. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/04/h...

Oregon financial regulators pointed to “uncertainty” in light of Congress’ decision not to extend enhanced tax credits for the Affordable Care Act last year. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/03/o...

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The Oregon Department of State Lands is proposing for the first time to charge multinational telecommunications and tech companies for using the seafloor off the state’s Pacific Coast for fiber-optic cables used to transmit internet data and international calls.

Oregon's 2026 gubernatorial election is a rematch between two of the three women who ran in 2022, making incumbent Tina Kotek and challenger Christine Drazan part of the record number of women running for governor across the country.

A controversial initiative petition to ban killing or harming animals in Oregon with almost no exceptions may not qualify for the November ballot.

A federal judge Monday temporarily blocked Paramount from moving forward with a $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

This interesting trial in Oregon could impact six other states which have since enacted similar packaging laws, which the wholesalers are challenging or joining in challenges brought by other industry groups, reports @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social

Last year, Oregon became the first state to start charging companies for some of the end-life waste disposal costs created by their packaging. Then, the state quickly became the first to be sued over it and, this week, the first to go to trial.

An Oregon court ruled that public records from Oregon agencies cannot be withheld from the public “simply because they have been provided to another agency investigating or prosecuting a crime, reports @shaanthx.bsky.social.

Some of Oregon’s local law enforcement leaders say that federal immigration authorities have failed to adhere to a longstanding practice of notifying them of their activity in their jurisdictions. The Trump administration is denying the allegations.

Portland lost one of its most delightful journalists/human beings this weekend. 💔

Really sad to learn this news over the weekend. Zane really cared about journalism and worked incredibly hard throughout his too short career.

The federal government has moved to strip U.S. citizenship from dozens of immigrants across the country. This week, officials announced a lawsuit to revoke the citizenship of an Oregonian. He's a local Keizer resident and Salem business owner. What we know: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/p...

A Muslim Texan sought to find his place in the party at the state GOP convention. He left in tears. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/musl...

As the Trump administration investigates states for incarcerating transgender women in women’s prisons, Oregon attorneys are opposing a recent federal court order that could lead to more trans women being housed in the state’s only women’s prison.

As the Trump administration investigates states for incarcerating transgender women in women’s prisons, Oregon attorneys are opposing a recent federal court order that could lead to more trans women being housed in the state’s only women’s prison. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/06/10/o...

A major criminal justice reform group says Oregon is ‘mistaken’ in allowing some federal law enforcement agents to have the undercover plates, but Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek argues they have legitimate public safety needs. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/06/09/u...

@oregoncapitalchronicle.com is now on Instagram! www.instagram.com/oregoncapita...

Editor-in-chief @jmshumway.bsky.social placed first in soft news feature writing for her coverage of the Oregon Capitol's emotional farewell to Peter Courtney, the state's longest-serving lawmaker. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/01/29/o...

Senior reporter @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social placed first in federal impact reporting for digging into workforce cuts at the dams that provide hydropower to the Pacific Northwest. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/05/19/f...

Reporter @miamaldonado.bsky.social took first place in government and politics reporting for this deeply reported summer 2025 profile of state Rep. Cyrus Javadi, then a coastal Republican beginning to split from his party. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/30/s...