Dirk VanderHart
JPR Oregon State Capitol CorrespondentDirk VanderHart covers Oregon politics and government for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. His reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington. Before barging onto the radio in 2018, Dirk spent more than a decade as a newspaper reporter鈥攎uch of that time reporting on city government for the Portland Mercury.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek's proposed two-year budget boost spending on three of her core issues 鈥 even if it crowds out some other priorities.
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With the passage of a key election deadline, Democrat Lesly Munoz has prevailed over Republican state Rep. Tracy Cramer.
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State agencies say they don鈥檛 have enough money to pay for a fire season that burned almost 2 million acres. Lawmakers will step in to help next month.
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Carl Riccadonna says the state should expect billions more in tax revenue than his predecessor predicted. That could mean a much bigger "kicker."
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Gov. Tina Kotek and other top Democrats have been more reserved than their counterparts in many other blue states. Republicans say that鈥檚 a good thing.
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While the GOP won big in Washington, D.C., Beaver State Republicans didn't gain ground this year.
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The measure would divvy up more than $6 billion in new taxes among Oregon residents every year.
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Backers of Oregon鈥檚 most contentious ballot measure are making a play for voters who鈥檝e been inundated with ads by their opponents.
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The calls to the secretary of state鈥檚 office center around misinformation about Donald Trump鈥檚 decision not to appear in the state鈥檚 voters鈥 pamphlet.
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The state has unearthed several hundred more people than previously known who were improperly registered to vote under Oregon鈥檚 motor voter law.
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The complex proposal to hike business taxes and divide the proceeds among residents is the most divisive measure on the Oregon ballot.
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The DMV said Friday it first learned about improper registrations in early August. Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade and Gov. Tina Kotek say they learned about it in mid-September.