Oregon Capital Chronicle

10/09/2025

Three judges will decide “as quickly as possible,” they said, whether to uphold a temporary order barring President Donald Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland.

Three judges will decide “as quickly as possible,” they said, whether to uphold a temporary order barring President Donald Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland. U.S. Circuit Judges Susan Graber, Ryan Nelson and Bridget Bade heard oral arguments Thursday morning from the ...

10/09/2025

Oregon State Rep. Hòa Nguyễn, D-Portland, died Thursday morning following a months-long battle with advanced stage cancer. She was 41.

Oregon State Rep. Hòa Nguyễn, D-Portland, died Thursday morning following a months-long battle with advanced stage cancer. She was 41.

10/09/2025

The Oregon Supreme Court questioned the scope Wednesday of an Oregon measure struck down by a lower court that regulated v**e packaging in a case highlighting the tension between the state’s free speech protections and regulation of corporate activity.

The Oregon Court of Appeals in an October 2024 ruling struck down the law on the grounds it violated the free speech of a business owner.

10/08/2025

U.S. House Democrats failed again Wednesday to force Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.

10/08/2025

About 200 members of the Oregon National Guard will remain under federal control but cannot yet be deployed to Portland, according to a ruling Wednesday by three judges in a federal appeals court.

About 200 members of the Oregon National Guard will remain under federal control but cannot yet be deployed to Portland, judges rule.

10/08/2025

Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order could fast-track renewable energy projects permits to meet a July 4 deadline.

Oregon is preparing to fast-track solar and wind permits to take advantage of federal tax credits before they expire next year.

10/08/2025

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10/08/2025

Congress has just one week to break the stalemate and fund the government before active duty military members miss their first paycheck of the shutdown.

Congress has just one week to break the stalemate and fund the government before active duty military members miss their first paycheck.

10/08/2025

The new leader of the Oregon House Republicans said she’s focused on elevating the voice of Oregon’s political minority and small business owners like herself.

Oregon House Republicans elected Rep. Lucetta Elmer, R-McMinnville to serve as their leader after former leader Christine Drazan stepped down.

10/08/2025

The Trump administration may try to interpret a law enacted during his first term in office differently than it did following the last government shutdown, potentially denying back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers.

The Trump administration may try to deny back pay to hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers when the government reopens.

10/07/2025

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi aimed heated rhetoric at Democratic senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday as she faced questions over the administration’s surge of federal agents to blue cities, as well as a litany of controversial issues surrounding the Department of Justice.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi aimed heated rhetoric at Democratic senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday as she faced questions over the administration’s surge of federal agents to blue cities, as well as a litany of controversial issues surrounding the Department of Justice.  In one f...

10/07/2025

As Oregon awaits more clarity from a federal appeals court on the Trump administration’s attempts to deploy National Guard troops from multiple states to Portland, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Tuesday.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem traveled to Portland's Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Tuesday.