May 2022 - Page 5

 A road sign marks a ballot drop off on Monday, May 16, in Salem. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUWAY/Oregon Capitol Chronicle Before any election results are announced Tuesday, many Oregon candidates will have already won their primary elections. And a few have already won their general election, by virtue of being the only candidate on the ballot for

By TIM NESBITT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The fate of the Democratic and Republican candidates who prevail in Oregon’s primary election for governor this week will rest not with their own parties’ voters, but with the growing number of Oregonians who have abandoned or declined to join their ranks. So too for the major party candidates who will advance to the general

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A mega-drought that has parched much of the western United States has Oregon officials concerned the state could face another summer of record blazes.  “All signs point to a difficult 2022 fire season that will challenge our firefighting teams and the capacity of our response systems,” said Gov. Kate Brown during a Monday press

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Voters in three more Oregon counties will indicate next week whether they want to become Idaho residents without leaving their homes. Questions about the “Greater Idaho” movement are on ballots in Douglas, Josephine and Klamath counties, following approval in eight rural counties, mostly in the southeast part of the state, to push toward redrawing the