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Sandy Mayor Stan Pulliam said he doubted Oregon’s vote-by-mail system  Legislators across U.S. are considering ways to protect elections officials. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Sandy Mayor Stan Pulliam, one of the leading Republican candidates for governor, called the 2020 election “fraudulent” over the weekend and told the Oregon Capital Chronicle on Monday that he had doubts

Job training is top of mind for most lawmakers and Gov. Kate Brown  The Oregon Capitol in January 2022 (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY and ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon legislators will return to Salem on Tuesday with a long list of policies to change and pet projects to fund, and 35 days to do it

By LES ZAITZ/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM – The legal arguing is done and now it’s up to the Oregon Supreme Court to settle whether Democrat Nick Kristof goes on the primary ballot for governor. The court set Friday as the deadline for filing legal submissions in a case brought by Kristof. He’s challenging the decision of Secretary of State Shemia

By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Within the next few weeks, the Oregon Health Authority expects to file permanent mask and vaccine rules that affect the public, health care workers and students and staff in schools. Despite a barrage of opposition to the rules, Dr. Dean Sidelinger, state epidemiologist, said Friday that now is not the time to rescind them. “We

The Oregon Capital Chronicle talked to the candidates you may never have heard of By JULIA SHUMWAY, ALEX BAUMHARDT and LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle When Oregon’s registered Democrats and Republicans receive their primary ballots this spring, they’ll likely see about a dozen candidates for governor. Chances are, they’ll only recognize a few of the names. With nearly four months to