Government

A public sector auditor and a certified public accountant battle to be Portland’s next auditor.

On April 25, 1935, Oregon's State Capitol burned to the ground. It was the state's second capitol building destroyed by fire.

The Biden administration plans to freeze federal student loan payments through Aug. 31, extending a moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to postpone payments during the coronavirus pandemic.

In an initiative by the U.S. Department of the Interior, the federal government will encounter big challenges and heavy emotions for work on a report on the nation's Native American boarding schools.

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland vowed on her first day on the job to ensure Native American tribes have opportunities to speak with her and the agencies she oversees.

A group considering sweeping changes to Portland’s unusual form of government took its most significant step yet on Thursday night. It could result in a much larger City Council, district representation and ranked-choice voting, among other changes.

President Joe Biden is ordering the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months in a bid to control energy prices

In 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Oregon's nonunanimous jury system was unconstitutional as well as rooted in racism and discrimination. Senate Bill 1511, now dead, would have extended the court's ruling retroactively to some such convictions.

ODOT is refusing to name the person dismissed after they left inflammatory comments on an internal survey shared among members of a committee focused on advancing equity in how the state contracts with transportation construction firms.

More than half of Portland voters would support changing the city’s form of government as frustration with city leaders mounts, according to an annual poll released on Monday by the region’s largest chamber of commerce.