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/ The Oregon Capitol in Salem, barricaded in anticipation of political violence on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2021. After four years of Donald Trump as leader, conservative groups across the country are continuing to reassess the future of the Republican party. And it looks as though the GOP in Oregon is choosing to lean into a Trumpist approach. Republican lawmakers gathered indoors Feb. 21 at a VFW hall in Salem to decide on a new direction for their party in Oregon. Few, if any, people wore ...

Oregon maps first safety corridor, where fines double February 07 2021 High crash rates prompt Marion County to become the first in Oregon to designate a safety corridor establishing the McKay/Yergen/Ehlen Safety Corridor The north Marion County rural-road connection between I-5 and the Dundee Bypass is now a designated safety corridor. Marion County announced Wednesday, Feb. 3, that it became the first Oregon county to designate a local safety corridor, establishing the route consi...

SALEM — Oregon House Republicans are questioning hiring practices at the Oregon Capitol, following a gaffe in which a staffer for a nonpartisan office showed clear preference for the Democratic party. In a hearing of the House Business and Labor Committee last week, a newly hired employee for the state’s Legislative Policy and Research Office introduced herself by explaining she had formerly worked for Democratic legislators in Utah. “I was with the House Democrats, which is a su...

SALEM — Oregon House Republicans disowned an official Oregon Republican Party claim that the riot at the U.S. Capitol was a “false flag” operation by Democrats to politically damage then-President Donald Trump. A two-page screed featured a resolution passed by the party’s executive committee calling the 10 House Republicans who voted for the impeachment of President Trump “traitors.” It claimed the mob of Trump supporters who smashed their way into the U.S. Capitol...

SALEM — Oregon House Republicans disowned an official Oregon Republican Party claim that the riot at the U.S. Capitol was a “false flag” operation by Democrats to politically damage then-President Donald Trump. A two-page screed featured a “resolution” calling 10 Republicans who voted for the impeachment of President Trump “traitors.” It claimed the mob of Trump supporters who smashed their way into the U.S. Capitol in a riot that left five dead and 140 police...

The Oregon Legislature gathers in this February 2017 file photo. The extraordinary statement is just the latest backlash the Oregon Republican Party has received in recent days for a Jan. 19 resolution. Republicans in the Oregon House on Wednesday took the extraordinary step of distancing themselves from their state party, after party officials passed a resolution labeling the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol a “‘false flag’ operation.’” A statement signed by all 23 House Republicans...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. We Asked Oregon Republican Lawmakers: Do They Acknowledge Biden Won? We also asked what they’re telling their constituents to do on Inauguration Day, when right-wing protests are planned in 50 state capitals and Washington, D.C. A right-wing protester holds a rifle outside the Oregon Capitol. (Justin Yau) Updated January 13 ...

The Oregon Legislature returned to the Capitol on Monday amid a raging pandemic that has the Salem-area under an "extreme risk" listing for COVID-19 infections. The 60-member House and 30-member Senate wore face masks and maintained 6 feet of separation while meeting in the chambers in the 1938 art deco Capitol. The agenda was to swear in members, elect leaders and set rules for the session. The session wont officially get underway until Jan. 19. The rules turned out to be the main sticking poi...

Legislature opens 2021 session with a heavy infusion of reality Ritual and rhetoric are subdued; members of color reach historic high in Oregon. The new Oregon Legislature was light on the usual ritual and rhetoric during its opening day on Monday, Jan. 11 — though they were present — but heavy on the realities that have reshaped state politics during the past year. All 60 representatives and 17 new senators took their oaths from Chief Justice Martha Walters. But unlike typical ope...

Editorial: An election myth becomes a violent mob Updated Jan 07, 2021; Posted Jan 07, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: A pro-Trump mob breaks into the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Bidens 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election...