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The measure would divvy up more than $6 billion in new taxes among Oregon residents every year.

The Burbank Democrat will take the U.S. Senate seat held by Dianne Feinstein for 30 years. No Republican has won statewide in California since 2006, and Steve Garvey didn’t break that losing streak.

Oregon’s attorney general oversees the state’s Department of Justice, which is responsible for defending state agencies and laws in court.

Supporters of Prop. 36 say it would help the state address homelessness, drug addiction and retail theft. Its critics call it a return to the failed policies of the war on drugs.

Closely contested congressional races in California could tip the balance on whether Democrats can retake control of the U.S. House. This year, it’s Republicans on defense.

Analysts are predicting 90% among Republicans and Democrats, with about 65% for nonaffiliated voters.

While wage increases usually have widespread support in California, a recent poll from the Public Policy Institute of California shows 54% of likely voters say they’ll reject the measure.

Shasta County supervisors hired an elections chief without experience just months before the election. He’s already falling out of favor.

At a news conference Wednesday, Portland police released their first description of a possible culprit, but declined to provide any details about a possible motive for the attacks.

Proposition 5 would lower the threshold for local bond measures to pass. It could immediately benefit fire, hospital and housing measures in the 2024 election.

Election Day is less than two weeks away, and a new report from the non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California shows Californians are backing two large climate and education bonds, but are more wary of housing measures on the ballot.

Oregon has positioned itself to serve as a reproductive health care sanctuary for those in states with strict abortion bans. But advocates are still concerned that access might be chipped away.