In her three years in the Oregon Legislature, Rep. Annessa Hartman says she has cried in front of colleagues so many times that it no longer vexes her. The Clackamas County Democrat says it’s ...

Oregon House Speaker Julie Fahey, a Democrat from Eugene, condemned acts of political violence following the assassination of ...

A dramatic drop in federal funding may force cuts in services to victims across the state, write Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth and Clackamas Women's Services Executive Director ...

The package includes a hike in the gas tax, higher title and registration fees, a new road-usage charge for electric and ...

In North Carolina, it was a lawsuit over the state’s voter registration records. In Arizona and Wisconsin, it was a letter to ...

Oregon elected officials responded with shock and sadness Saturday to news that one Minnesota lawmaker was killed and another ...

Melissa Hortman, among the most influential recent Minnesota officials, decade, died after a man impersonating a police ...

A dedicated volunteer who taught Sunday school and loved dogs. A lawyer who served as a Girl Scout leader and worked at her dad’s auto parts store. A mother and wife whose husband was killed alongside ...

Under Dave Van Horn, Arkansas baseball has faced postseason heartbreak. That could continue after a College World Series loss ...

A state lawmaker and her husband were shot and killed, and a second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded early ...

The Minnesota House’s top Democrat helped shepherd a package of liberal initiatives to passage when her party had a narrow majority two years ago. After Democrats lost their ...