In another sign that marijuana reform may be taking a back seat amid competing political priorities during the second Trump ...

Trump sent federal officers into Portland to quell riots five years ago. A tired city — watching events in LA — hopes it won’t happen again.

Throughout Earl Blumenauer’s 28 years in the US House of Representatives, his constituents back home have taken a certain pride in knowing their congressman brought a distinctly Portland flair ...

Earl Blumenauer: I was campaigning in North Carolina for a former professional football player named Heath Shuler––and while talking with his campaign manager, an experienced political ...

“Earl is one of them.” Blumenauer’s big tent Blumenauer didn’t immediately become the top champion of marijuana legalization when he joined Congress in 1996.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), founder of the bipartisan Congressional Bike Congress, poses with his bike on Capitol Hill Thursday, March 13, 2003. | Matthew Cavanaugh/AP ...

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) arrives for a House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands hearing in 2022. Francis Chung/POLITICO Earl Blumenauer is exasperated.

After over 50 years in public office, Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer is retiring. He takes a look back as he steps away from Congress amid a rise in political gridlock.

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, speaks about his retirement in Portland on Oct. 31, 2023. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle has launched a $10,000 ...

As he prepares to step down from Congress after a political career that spanned five decades, Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer is ever more certain he made the right choice. The 76-year-old ...

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, speaks about his retirement in Portland on Oct. 31, 2023. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle has launched a ...

But on Sept. 9, Portland State University president Ann Cudd scored a coup, announcing that starting in January, PSU will employ U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) on the campus at 1825 SW Broadway.