Those who want to be Oregon’s next governor say they will pay attention to rural areas and issues in the state. (The Enterprise/file) Rural Oregon would get a lot more attention from Salem based on positions staked out by those running for governor. Every candidate running was invited to address[Read More…]

More than 30 people are running for governor in Oregon and appear on the May 17 primary ballot. A media collaboration questioned them all. (Malheur Enterprise/File) Media outlets across Oregon are taking a novel approach to covering the 2022 governor’s race: They’re working together. The 2022 Oregon Media Collaboration on[Read More…]

Locked boxes organized by voting precinct are used to shuttle ballots to various stations at the Malheur County Courthouse for processing by the Malheur County Clerk’s Office. (The Enterprise/Les Zaitz) Nearly three dozen candidates for governor are vying for their parties’ nomination in the 2022 primaries on May 17. A[Read More…]

Bud Pierce, a Republican, visited Ontario recently on a campaign stop. Pierce, a Salem doctor, is one of a number of candidates running for governor. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL) ONTARIO – Tragedy often defines a life and while Bud Pierce can point to a long list of successes, he is intimately[Read More…]

U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario. (The Enterprise/file) GRANTS PASS – U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, making his first public appearance in Grants Pass since he was elected one year ago, said Wednesday that he had a few reasons for voting against President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill that cleared Congress[Read More…]

Sen. Lynn Findley, center, stands with Cheryl Cruson (left), Treasure Valley Community College board chair, and board member, Betty Carter (right). (The Enterprise File) VALE – A Mount Vernon man has launched a petition to recall state Sen. Lynn Findley, R-Vale. Patrick Hales said he hasn’t started to collect signatures[Read More…]

U.S. Capitol (File photo- National Park Service) Oregon will get more power to push state needs in Congress and before federal agencies with the addition of a sixth U.S. representative, according to those in the state’s Congressional delegation. The change also means Oregonians will get more help with their personal[Read More…]

U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz ONTARIO – U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, the only Republican in Oregon’s Congressional delegation, said Saturday that he doesn’t think President Trump should resign or be impeached. He said he expects the president to be held accountable “in the proper way.” Bentz, just finishing his first week[Read More…]

Julie Parrish, a former state legislator now working with Timber Unity, speaks at group’s Capitol rally on Thursday, Feb. 6. (Jaime Valdez/Pamplin Media) SALEM — An Oregon activist group that opposes a state plan to clamp down on greenhouse gas emissions presented Gov. Kate Brown Thursday with its own ideas[Read More…]