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Ex-Blazer Chris Dudley talks about Oregon, the 2026 Governor’s Race, and NBA Gambling

Leading Oregon Republicans gathered Nov. 1 for their biggest confab of the year, the 11th annual Reagan Dinner. The event brought together elected leaders,...

State officials continue to make subsidized housing more expensive

As the rainy season begins, two statewide elected officials made conflicting statements last week about the shortage of roofs over Oregonians’ heads.

A Travel Oregon board member’s company got a six-figure, no-bid contract from the agency

David Penilton, a co-owner of America’s Hub World Tours, a small tour operator that offers tour guides and buses in Oregon, has been awarded a two-year contract worth up to $200,000 from Travel Oregon to help with promotional groups the agency brings to the state, OJP has learned. 

Port of Arlington faces dissolution 

The Port of Arlington plays an important economic development role in Gilliam County, the state’s third smallest by population.

Canadians and other international tourists shun Oregon this summer

Spending by international travelers to Oregon this summer has dropped sharply, down 21% this July compared with July 2024, according to an analysis of Visa card spending prepared for Travel Oregon. 

Oregon’s public workers can’t find out which private investments in their PERS Fund actually made money

At a recent public meeting about the financial health of OPERF, the $100 billion Oregon Public Employees Retirement System Fund, an activist criticized the Oregon State Treasury for losing money when it recently sold $4.5 billion in private equity holdings from the fund.

More questions arise about State investments in private equity

As Oregon state treasurer for eight years, Tobias Read didn’t have a discouraging word for “private equity,” the secretive investments that account for one quarter of the state’s $100 billion Public Employees Retirement System fund. 

ODOT’s most persistent critic says the State could solve its road-funding crunch—by scuttling some projects

As the Legislature prepares for an Aug. 29 special session to bail out the Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon economist Joe Cortright says the state agency is misleading lawmakers and the public about its budget.

Drazan tests waters for 2026 run

House Minority Leader Christine Drazan (R-Canby) disclosed a $55,000 expenditure to the Virginia polling firm Public Opinion Strategies on Aug. 10. That’s the clearest sign yet that Drazan is considering a rematch against Gov. Tina Kotek next year. 

Mysterious ballot measure to privatize liquor sales crosses another threshold

Backers of Initiative Petition 43, which would allow grocery stores to sell hard liquor, got a certified ballot title from the Oregon Department of Justice this week. 

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