PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Two-term Oregon State Representative Cyrus Javadi announced his decision to change his political party affiliation on Friday — joining the House Democratic supermajority. In ...

Republican state Rep. Jami Cate, a farmer from Linn County, announced Wednesday that she plans to run for the Oregon Senate. Cate, R-Lebanon, seeks to fill the 6th Senate District seat now held by Sen ...

After failing to muster support in the Oregon Legislature, state Rep. Kevin Mannix, R-Salem, has set his sights on the ballot box with two proposed November 2026 initiatives that would tighten ...

Southern Oregon University will receive the first half of a potential $15 million state funding package aimed at addressing ...