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Statewide candidates can now officially file for the 2024 May primary. Plenty have announced plans to seek higher office (or reelection).

Election season for 2024 started as soon as the maps were finalized last month for a new form of city government. Next year, Portland will e...

An expanding city council, recalling a top legislative Democrat, and private investigators want more money. Here’s a roundup of Portland pol...

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Police misconduct and accountability have been hot topics this month. Police Abuse of Power in 2020 Investigators from a company called ...

Portland City Council is about to take up the issue of police oversight. Here’s a roundup of related news: At the end of August, Portland Ci...

There are a couple of interesting stories that could have some ongoing political implications, both in the state capitol and at City Hall. ...

There’s a fight brewing at City Hall over how to cut through the city’s red tape for permits for building and development. Willamette Week’s...

Last week, there were high-profile controversies over City Commissioner Rene Gonalez’s plans to amend the Portland charter change approved b...

The city is working on upgrades, thanks to the funding, because 82nd Avenue has long been considered unsafe. There have been 150 serious inj...

A Portland commission is soliciting Portlanders’ opinions on how to carve up the city into four equal City Council districts. In the past, P...