Oregon Journalism Project stories - full archive:

Oregon's Climate Protection Program Costs Far More Than Other States'—and Is Far Less Accountable, 4/1/2026

Spotlight: Alejandro Queral, Executive Director of the Oregon Center for Public Policy, 3/25/2026

New Census Data Shows Oregon Is Losing Residents in Their Prime Earning Years—Due in Part to Costly Housing, 3/25/2026

An 'Elegant Solution' Emerges for the Portland Harbor Superfund Site and a Troubled Tycoon, 3/23/2026

Battle Erupts Between SEIU and Long-Term Care Providers, 3/20/2026

Lawyers Flee Donald Trump's Department of Justice in Oregon and Across the Country, 3/20/2026

Flu Vaccination Rate Continues to Drop Across Oregon, 3/19/2026

I-5 Bridge Replacement Project Finally Comes Clean on Skyrocketing Price Tag, 3/18/2026

Unprepared: The Broken Pipeline Teaching Oregon's Teachers, 3/14/2026

Controversial Bill to Fix Oregon's Cash-Strapped Public Universities Awaits Gov. Kotek's Signature, 3/12/2026

Kotek Announces Staff Shake-Up Ahead of Reelection Campaign, 3/11/2026

Spotlight: Jonathan Hurst, 3/8/2026

New Report: Oregon Sports Betting Fails to Fully Protect Residents, 3/6/2026

The State of Oregon Lowers the Boom (Again) on Robert Pamplin Jr., 3/4/2026

BOLI Reverses Ruling That Derelict Vessel Removal Is Subject to Prevailing Wages, 3/2/2026

Some Members of Kotek's Prosperity Council Unhappy About Tax Change, 2/27/2026

Amid a Housing Crisis, Oregon Issues Building Permits for Multifamily Units at the Slowest Pace in 12 Years, 2/26/2026

Travel Oregon Seeks a New Boss at a More Reasonable Salary, 2/24/2026

U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Oregon AG Dan Rayfield in Trump Tariff Case, 2/20/2026

Oregon's Housing Crisis Burdens Nearly Half of the State's Renters, 2/19/2026

In Arena Funding Talks, Oregon Officials Are Playing Not to Lose, 2/18/2026

Powerful Labor Leader Tells Lawmakers to Keep Their Hands Off Prevailing Wage Laws, 2/16/2026

A Union Asks Lawmakers to Repeal a Ballot Measure the Same Union Passed at Great Expense, 2/13/2026

Oregon's Economy Has Lagged for Decades. Some Blame a Shrinking Workforce and Too Much Red Tape, 2/11/2026

Lawmakers Consider Raising Retirement Benefits for Some Public Safety Workers, 2/8/2026

Oregon's Education Workforce Climbed While Student Enrollment Slid, 2/5/2026

Leaving It Up to the Locals Impedes Oregon's Much-Needed Reading Recovery, 1/30/2026

Statewide Graduation Rates Are Up for Nearly All Student Groups, 1/29/2026

Tobias Read Says There's Enough Time to Put a Gas Tax Repeal Measure on the May Ballot—Barely, 1/27/2026

Multnomah County Jury Awards Family $29 Million Against Department of Human Services—but Tort Cap Limits Payout to $4.2 Million, 1/27/2026

Oregon's Crashing Pot Prices Put Drug Treatment at Risk, 1/25/2026

BOLI Orders Contractor to Pay Prevailing Wages to Remove Derelict Boats, 1/22/2026

Analysis Shows Oregon Bridges Are Mostly in Fair Condition, 1/16/2026

AG's Opinion Raises Questions About Transportation Tax Repeal, 1/15/2026

Spotlight: Bruce Starr, 1/13/2026

Oregon Election Officials to Begin Purging Rolls of Inactive Voters, 1/9/2026

Interstate Bridge Staff Hid Information About Ballooning Cost of Giant Highway Project, 1/7/2026

Hazelnuts Are a Bright Spot for Oregon Agriculture, 1/3/2026

Oregon Parents Disproportionately Exempt School-Age Children From Vaccines, 12/19/2025

If You Build It, Will They Come?, 12/16/2025

Oregon: No Place to Die, 12/10/2025

Schooled by Mississippi, 12/8/2025

Spotlight: Dan Rayfield, 12/3/2025

Three Takeaways From the 2025 Oregon Fire Season, 11/23/2025

Audit Blasts the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries, 11/20/2025

Over a Third of Students in Oregon Still Aren't Consistently Attending School, 11/20/2025

PacifiCorp Agrees to Pay 1,400 Wildfire Survivors, 11/19/2025

Hotseat: Christine Pitts, 11/13/2025

There's a State-Sponsored Bookie in Your Pocket, 11/7/2025

Longtime Investor Files 11 Initiatives for the 2026 Ballot, 11/6/2025

PacifiCorp Warns of Bankruptcy Risk, 11/5/2025

Ex-Blazer Chris Dudley Talks about Oregon, the 2026 Governor's Race, and NBA Gambling, 11/3/2025

State Treasurer Sings a New Tune on Private Equity, 11/3/2025

Kotek Frees Up $5 million in Emergency Aid for Food Banks, 10/30/2025

The Clock for SNAP Benefits Is Ticking Down, 10/29/2025

Oregon's Rural Counties are the Hardest Hit by the Federal Government Shutdown, 10/24/2025

Kulongoski Lends His Name to New Ballot Initiatives Pushing for Open Primaries, 10/22/2025

State Officials Continue to Make Subsidized Housing More Expensive, 10/21/2025

Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Later, Oregonians Disproportionately Suffer from Mental Illness, 10/20/2025

Ex-Blazer Chris Dudley and Former MMA Fighter Chael Sonnen to Address GOP Reagan Dinner, 10/19/2025

A Travel Oregon Board Member's Company Got a Six-Figure, No-Bid Contract From the Agency, 10/15/2025

Oregon's Most Dangerous Job is Not What You Might Expect, 10/10/2025

These Three Oregon Counties Will Be Hit Hardest by Obamacare Cuts at the Heart of the Federal Budget Shutdown, 10/3/2025

An Elections Expert Explains Why the Federal Government Doesn't Need Oregon Voters' Private Data, 9/25/2025

Canadians and Other International Tourists Shun Oregon This Summer, 9/24/2025

Oregon's Early Child Care Crisis Impacts All but Two of the State's 36 Counties, 9/23/2025

Oregon's Public Workers Can't Find Out Which Private Investments in Their PERS Fund Actually Made Money, 9/15/2025

Oregon Gained State Government Workers in the Past Year While Manufacturing Ranks Fell, 9/11/2025

Savior or Self-Promoter?, 9/10/2025

Hotseat: John Tapogna, 9/9/2025

More Questions Arise About State Investments in Private Equity, 9/2/2025

New Study Finds PGE's Efforts to Restore Deschutes River Aren't Working, 8/27/2025

ODOT's Most Persistent Critic Says the State Could Solve Its Road-Funding Crunch—by Scuttling Some Projects, 8/20/2025

Oregon Cries Poverty, but Its Transportation Spending Is Typical of Western States, 8/20/2025

Why Oregon's Governor Had to Intervene on Pumpkin Patches, 8/15/2025

Off Target, 8/5/2025

Judge in PacifiCorp Wildfire Trials Wants to Quadruple the Court's Pace, 8/1/2025

An Internal GOP Investigation Finds a Party Official Diverted Proceeds From an Inaugural Celebration, 7/24/2025

A Veteran GOP Lawmaker Sided With Democrats on Transportation. Why?, 7/16/2025

Oregon Hospitals Are Bracing for Medicaid Cuts That Will Hit Harder Here Than in Most States, 7/16/2025

Merkley Will Run for Re-Election in 2026, 7/10/2025

The Man Who Wants to Kill Vote-By-Mail in Oregon Contests a May Election Result, 7/9/2025

Feds Say Robert Pamplin Jr. Dragged His Feet in Making Pensioners Whole, 7/2/2025

Travel Oregon Officials Just Gave Its Well-Paid CEO a New Deal in Retirement but Won't Give the Public the Details, 6/18/2025

Oregon Cities Clash With Travel Industry Over Whether Tourism Taxes Should Pay for Wear and Tear on Your Favorite Destinations, 6/14/2025

Vanishing Act, 6/13/2025

New Lawsuit Aims to Clarify Whether State Bond Dollars Trigger Prevailing Wages, 6/11/2025

Oregon Got a Massive Federal Recovery Grant After 2020 Wildfires. Most of the Money Remains Unspent., 6/3/2025

Lawmakers Hamstrung in Overseeing Travel Oregon's Spending, 5/30/2025

Trump's New Tax Bill Could Penalize Oregon for Providing Health Care to All Undocumented Immigrants, 5/28/2025

A Nice Place to Visit, 5/24/2025

Longtime Travel Oregon CEO Steps Down Amid Oregon Journalism Project Investigation, 5/22/2025

State Policy Stands in the Way of a Major Housing Expansion on the Eugene Waterfront, 5/14/2025

Hotseat: Matt Donegan, 4/22/2025

Oregon GOP Chairman Resigns After Oregon Journalism Project Report About His Past, 4/9/2025

The Gas Tax Already Hits Rural Oregonians Disproportionately. Lawmakers Want to Raise it 50%, 4/9/2025

The Oregon GOP's New Chairman Brings Some Baggage to His Role, 4/9/2025

Are Oregon's Top Democrats More Interested in Housing the Poor or Helping Their Campaign Donors?, 4/2/2025

The State Failed to Set Aside Sufficient Money to Cover Legal Liabilities Even as Risks Increased, 3/26/2025

New Oregon Department of Forestry Report Says PacifiCorp Wasn't Responsible for Santiam Canyon Fire, 3/19/2025

Letter to the Editor, 3/12/2025

The State's Largest Union Wants to Assist Caregivers—and Grow Its Own Ranks, 3/5/2025

Bill Would Create $1 Billion Fund to Aid Utilities in Paying Wildfire Victims, 3/1/2025

Letter to the Editor, 2/12/2025

After the Inferno, 2/5/2025

Kotek's Gift to Trade Unions Contradicts Her Own Agency's Analysis, 1/29/2025

Mr. Big, 1/22/2025

Empire for Sale, 1/15/2025

Electric Slide, 1/8/2025

The Damned Deschutes, 12/18/2024