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 Rep. Christine Drazan, R-Canby, speaks during a legislative special session last September in Salem. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Republican gubernatorial nominee Christine Drazan has a monumental task in front of her — convincing the more than three-quarters of Republican primary voters who preferred other candidates to coalesce around her campaign going into the fall election. Drazan officially accepted her

By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report Oregon Health Authority officials don’t anticipate statewide mask mandates or other restrictions at this point in the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, they are recommending that Oregonians consider their own health – and make their own decisions. It’s a shift from the statewide mandates Oregonians have shouldered throughout the two-year pandemic. The light-handed approach reflects a new

BY LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The midterm primary was largely a good night for Oregon incumbents running for reelection to the U.S. Senate and Congress with the exception of one: Rep. Kurt Schrader who’s seeking the Democratic renomination in the 5th Congressional District. The Blue Dog Democrat, a seven-term moderate, trailed progressive attorney Jamie McLeod-Skinner on Wednesday by just over 9,000 votes

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon tax collections continue to surge, with Oregonians paying $1.2 billion more in income taxes this spring than last year. The increasing  state revenues aren’t due to higher taxes. Instead, according to Oregon’s quarterly economic forecast issued Wednesday, many people cashed in assets in late 2021, causing a short-term income boost. Most of the tax

 Ballots await processing by workers at the Marion County Clerk’s Office in Salem on Monday, May 16. Voters will be contacted about missing signatures or other issues can be resolved to get the ballot counted. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle About 200 Clackamas County employees will be temporarily assigned to process ballots beginning Thursday as the