National DSA standard-bearer listed “Anesthesiologist” after Oregon medical license lapsed
Oregon -- Tammy Carpenter, a nationally endorsed Democratic Socialists of America member running for the Oregon House, listed her occupation...
Oregon Roundup
Kotek Reverses Course on Data Centers Days After Drazan Attack Ad
Oregon -- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek backtracked on her plan to await the findings of her own data center advisory...
Owl for Naught: Years After Slashing Logging, Researchers Find Spotted Owl Approaching Functional Extinction
I was about eight years old when I learned, over lunch at the Burger King in Aberdeen, WA, that my...
Kotek’s Gas Tax Ally Gives Her $400,000 for 2026
Oregon -- The political action committee of Service Employee International Union 503, fresh off its failed 2025 effort to impose...
Oregon’s Outdoors Industry is Lost in the Wilderness
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, subjects they are naturally good at and ones where they struggle even with maximum effort....
Oregon Group Home to Indiana Ditch: Prosecutors ID 3rd Man in Seattle Torture Case
Oregon -- A King County, WA prosecutor has publicly identified for the first time the previously unnamed third man prosecutors...
Oregon Terror: DA Says Fossil Fires “Declaration of War” Against U.S.
Oregon -- Ethan Noble Burlingame, 28, the man charged with two counts of domestic terrorism related to the attempted burning...
Kotek gets $50k from overcharging insurance giant
Oregon -- Centene, the St. Louis-based health insurance giant, contributed $50,000 to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s (D) re-election campaign months...
Oregon Economic Statistics Don’t Lie Report on Private-Sector Job Growth Shows Oregon’s Decline
Few popular quotes have had more staying power than “lies, damn lies and statistics.” The phrase was popularized in the...
The Case of the Missing Homeless Medicaid Co.
Oregon -- Versa Force LLC, the Washington company that enticed homeless people to move into a Portland house, free of...
Union Boss Raise Dwarfs Represented Workers’
Oregon -- Melissa Unger, executive director of the politically dominant Oregon government employee union SEIU 503, received a 16.7% raise...
Oregon Roundup Exclusive: Medicaid “loophole” Crosses State Lines
Oregon -- Damian Fagerlie, 31, found himself without a place to live in October 2025. His mother-in-law asked Fagerlie and...
Kotek responds to Congress on Medicaid fraud
Salem, OR. -- Oregon Governor Tina Kotek responded recently to a letter from the House Energy and Commerce Committee asking...
The Problem with Taxing the Rich: You Have to Catch Them First
Oregon -- Taxing the rich long has been a popular campaign theme. Two West Coast efforts, one via ballot in...
Oregon School Spending Based on Students’ Race
Oregon -- Oregon funds schools based on the race of their students – doling out millions of dollars based on...
Oregon Ended Uplifting Journey Payments After Diehl Letter, Roundup Reporting
Oregon — The Oregon Health Authority last September quietly terminated putative substance abuse treatment provider and alleged gangster-housing Uplifting Journey...
Congress probes Oregon on Uplifting Journey, other Medicaid Fraud
Oregon -- A U.S. House committee with jurisdiction over Medicaid sent a letter Tuesday to Oregon Govornor Tina Kotek (D) and the...