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Trump’s FDA commissioner exits after pressure from anti-abortion groups
Published: May 12, 2026 23:28
WASHINGTON — U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary on Tuesday became the latest member of President Donald Trump’s administration to leave their post this year. “I want to thank Dr. Marty Makary for having done a great job at the…
‘Are they going to roll over?’: Gerrymandering fights reach state high courts
Published: May 12, 2026 22:00
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri — Control of the U.S. House may run through a courtroom in Missouri. In a red brick courthouse across the street from the state Capitol, the seven black-robed judges of the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday morning weighed the fate…
How the Strait of Hormuz affects the price of filling your gas tank
Published: May 12, 2026 20:00
On paper it makes little sense. Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, roughly 7,000 miles from the United States, is restricted and gasoline prices in this country soar? The strait is the major export route for oil produced by Saudi Arabia, the…
Oregon election officials discuss Trump attacks on voting and what’s at stake
Published: May 12, 2026 13:00
Oregon’s elections are secure, and the state is doing everything it can to resist unconstitutional demands from the Trump administration that undermine state and local elections, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read said Monday. With the primary…
Trump nominates ousted FEMA chief to return
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/05/12/repub/trump-nominates-ousted-fema-chief-to-return/
Published: May 12, 2026 12:55
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Cameron Hamilton to run the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a former acting chief who was fired in 2025 shortly after he told a congressional panel FEMA should continue to exist. The Senate…
Supreme Court extends stay allowing telehealth abortion
Published: May 12, 2026 12:53
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended a highly anticipated stay blocking an appellate court’s pause on telehealth abortion access until May 14. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approved medication-abortion regimen remains available via…
Rival-turned-adviser hints Kotek’s prosperity council to chip at Oregon corporate activity tax
Published: May 11, 2026 20:51
One of Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s top economic advisers on Monday suggested that a new economic prosperity effort the governor championed last year could recommend the state reduce its corporate activity tax. Former Senate Minority Leader Tim Knopp’s…
As drought worsens, Western states brace for wildfires, water shortages
Published: May 11, 2026 17:00
From the Rockies to the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada, mountainsides across the West are sparsely covered by the snow that usually blankets the high country well into the summer. That snowpack is like a savings account that the West draws on when the hot,…
Trump so far failing in quest for power over elections as midterms approach
Published: May 11, 2026 16:51
As President Donald Trump tries to assert power over U.S. elections, he has raged on social media, cajoled Republican lawmakers and unleashed the Department of Justice on his political enemies. What has he accomplished with all that effort? Not a lot. Six…
Suspected White House press dinner shooter pleads not guilty to 4 federal charges
Published: May 11, 2026 16:49
WASHINGTON — The man who allegedly attacked the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court to four criminal charges, including attempting to assassinate the president of the United States. Cole Tomas Allen, 31,…
Oregon’s Republican challengers for U.S. House trail Bynum in pre-primary spending
Published: May 11, 2026 13:00
U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum, a Clackamas County Democrat, raised and spent more money in the month leading up to the May primary than any other candidate running to represent Oregon in the U.S. House of Representatives. Bynum represents Oregon’s 5th…
Mothers in US, Denmark face vastly different childcare realities
Published: May 9, 2026 13:00
When Katy Dicks’ two children were both in childcare programs, she and her partner would dread sitting down each month to have the hard conversations about which bills would go on their multiple credit cards, the highest with a 20% interest rate, and which…
Unpacking the fight over telehealth access to abortion medication
Published: May 8, 2026 22:00
Advocates and opponents of abortion access say they’re wondering what happens next in a critical telehealth medication case that created chaos and confusion over the past week after an appeals court blocked nationwide access to the drug and, days later,…
California appeals court ruling could undermine new Oregon mask law for federal agents
Published: May 8, 2026 19:44
A recent federal appeals court ruling that blocked the enforcement of a California law requiring federal agents to display identification has cast doubt on the future of a similar Oregon law that also prohibits law enforcement operating in the state from…
A Day Without Child Care: Universal problem requires a universal solution
Published: May 8, 2026 17:55
We have been sounding the alarm for years: Oregon’s child care system needs support. From early childhood educators and child care advocates, to parents and families, we are being pushed to the brink. We have been pleading with our elected leaders to…
Big changes arrive July 1 for student borrowers, including in loan repayments
Published: May 8, 2026 17:38
WASHINGTON — The federal student loan system is set to see a dramatic overhaul beginning this summer, and critics warn it likely will make loans more expensive and difficult to obtain for borrowers — driving them to private lenders or altering their plans…
Oregon DMVs regularly pushed to close because of short staffing
Published: May 8, 2026 13:00
ALBANY – Jessica Lavery starts her mornings, sometimes as early as 6 a.m., deciding if she needs to close one of the offices she manages or shift her staff to another location. Lavery manages the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Northwest region of…
On transportation funding, start with the problem
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/05/07/on-transportation-funding-start-with-the-problem/
Published: May 7, 2026 23:30
Does anyone in Oregon think Measure 120, sustaining last year’s legislation on transportation taxes and fees, will pass? Anyone? Anyone who does seems to be well hidden, just like any supporters of the measure, the substance of which passed just last year…
Another court ruling blocks Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs
Published: May 7, 2026 23:24
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s trade agenda faced another major setback Thursday when the U.S. Court of International Trade handed a win to two small businesses and the state of Washington after they challenged the president’s 10% global tariffs,…
Nearly 100 local measures on primary ballots across Oregon, many to fund struggling fire districts
Published: May 7, 2026 23:15
Voters in a third of Oregon’s 36 counties will vote during the May primary on whether to raise local property taxes to fund struggling fire districts and departments. The tax levies and bonds for firefighting and emergency services are among nearly 100…
Housing advocates expect homelessness numbers to fall slightly
Published: May 7, 2026 22:08
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s annual one-night count of those experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness is projected to show a decline after a record-high surge in 2024, according to a new report. Conducted during January, the…
Oregon settles lawsuit claiming it failed to properly police voter rolls
Published: May 7, 2026 21:17
A years-old lawsuit accusing Oregon of failing to proactively remove people from the state’s voter rolls is over after state elections officials signaled they would update their practices and agreed to regularly share information with a conservative…
‘Killing our vote’: GOP states rush to break up Black districts after US Supreme Court case
Published: May 7, 2026 19:58
The day after the U.S. Supreme Court crippled the federal Voting Rights Act, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson addressed a virtual gathering for the group’s members and supporters where he ranked the landmark decision alongside the court’s most…
Oregon’s congressional Democrats raise concerns about federal wildfire response in the Northwest
Published: May 7, 2026 11:00
PORTLAND — Oregon’s congressional Democrats on Wednesday warned that federal agencies tasked with helping prevent and fight fires in the Northwest could be understaffed and underprepared going into the 2026 fire season. Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, Jeff…
Trump’s acting AG vows foreign terrorism charges for American street gangs
Published: May 6, 2026 21:55
Interim U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Wednesday that federal prosecutors intend to pursue terrorism charges against members of American street gangs as an extension of President Donald Trump’s move last year to designate foreign drug cartels as…
Lawsuit alleges Oregon State Police violated sanctuary laws by sharing data with feds
Published: May 6, 2026 20:09
Oregon State Police must halt agreements that violate the state’s longstanding sanctuary protections by sharing data with federal authorities conducting immigration enforcement, a new lawsuit argues. The Cottage Grove-based Rural Organizing Project sued…
Huckleberry harvests limited again as Forest Service seeks to protect plants, honor treaty rights
Published: May 6, 2026 19:42
The U.S. Forest Service is once again limiting huckleberry harvests in the Pacific Northwest. The Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington announced April 21 that it would not issue commercial huckleberry harvests for 2026, following up on its…
Healthcare costs top of mind for voters as midterms approach, survey finds
Published: May 6, 2026 18:02
WASHINGTON — Voters, including those within the Make America Healthy Again movement, say the rising cost of healthcare is a significant concern that will have an impact on whom they support in November’s midterm elections, according to a poll released…
How a legal challenge over gender dysphoria became a fight for disability rights
Published: May 6, 2026 13:20
Charlotte Cravins’ son Landry turned 2 in January. He’s a smiley little boy who loves singing “Itsy Bitsy Spider” and recently got his first pair of glasses. Landry was born with Down syndrome and has impaired vision. He receives publicly funded therapies…