May 21 Watch Will Democrats face a more united GOP in November? By PBS News Hour Tuesday’s congressional primaries in Kentucky, Georgia and Oregon gave a boost to candidates favored by the Republican establishment as opposed to their more conservative opponents. The results raised GOP hopes to stretch the political map to take back control of… Continue watching
May 21 Oregonian county voters ban genetically engineered crops By Steven Dubois, Associated Press Residents in a southwest Oregon county voted emphatically to ban genetically engineered crops following a campaign that attracted a bushel of out-of-state money. Continue reading
May 21 Primary results boost Republican hopes of taking over the Senate By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Pieces falling into place for GOP A very bad night for the tea party Explaining why, in anti-Washington climate, incumbents, including McConnell, are doing so well Wolf wins big in Pennsylvania Obama to meet with… Continue reading
May 20 Tuesday primaries to answer key questions By Terence Burlij, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Primary day in Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania Republicans keeping an eye on top two finishers in Georgia McConnell in need of a big win against Bevin Can Wehby survive “harassment” reports? Do… Continue reading
May 19 Watch How will the primaries shake up the gender split in Congress? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 19 Ban on same-sex marriage struck down in Oregon By Sarah Corapi Same-sex couples lined up outside of the Multnomah County clerk’s office in Oregon on Monday morning, hoping that the day had finally come where they could legally obtain marriage licenses. They didn’t have to wait long to find out. Around… Continue reading
May 19 Tuesday’s primaries offer something for everyone By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Editor’s note: This post has been updated to correct Sen. Mitch McConnell’s title. As of print time, he was the Senate Minority Leader, not the Majority Leader. Today in the Morning Line: Teeing up 2014’s Super Tuesday Tea party vs. Continue reading
May 13 Mysterious sea star disease makes its way to Oregon By Cassandra Profita, EarthFix The mysterious disease that has caused widespread sea star die-offs in Puget Sound is now killing dozens of sea stars off the Oregon Coast. Continue reading
May 01 Does the tea party still have the juice? By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe The midterm election primary season kicks off in earnest Tuesday with elections in North Carolina, Ohio, and Indiana. Get this: There are 13 states with primaries in May. It’s always nice when instead of just talking about races, you get… Continue reading
Apr 25 Oregon decides to ditch its online health exchange for federal site By Gosia Wozniacka, Associated Press DURHAM, Ore. — After months of trying to get its problem-plagued online health exchange to work, Oregon on Friday officially gave up on the state portal and decided to switch to the federal website — the first state in the… Continue reading