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Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway

Editor-in-chief Julia Shumway has reported on politics for the Oregon Capital Chronicle since its founding and previously covered state and local government in Arizona, Iowa, Nebraska and Bend.

Audit finds Medicaid funding errors

Sep 17, 2026

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2 min read

Audit finds Medicaid funding errors

Plus: Transportation emissions, homelessness funding changes and vaccines

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
More questions than answers on data centers

Sep 16, 2026

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2 min read

More questions than answers on data centers

Plus: Drazan leads in new poll, more kids find kinship foster placements and more

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Supreme Court rejects Trump's attempt to limit mail voting

Sep 15, 2026

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2 min read

Supreme Court rejects Trump's attempt to limit mail voting

Plus: Dems launch anti-Drazan tour, tribes get housing money and more

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
The organization helping Oregonians navigate psychosis

Sep 14, 2026

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2 min read

The organization helping Oregonians navigate psychosis

Plus: Bynum takes to TV, mail voting's partisan split and more

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
How the U.S. House could reject election results

Sep 12, 2026

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3 min read

How the U.S. House could reject election results

...and the week's news

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
The state of surveillance 25 years after 9/11

Sep 11, 2026

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2 min read

The state of surveillance 25 years after 9/11

Plus: Fire funding, Lori Chavez-DeRemer and more

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Medicaid cuts will cost Oregon nearly $1.3 billion

Sep 10, 2026

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2 min read

Medicaid cuts will cost Oregon nearly $1.3 billion

Plus: Campaign finance battles begin, mail voting, endangered species and more

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Kotek calls for data center moratorium she says she can't enact

Sep 9, 2026

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2 min read

Kotek calls for data center moratorium she says she can't enact

Plus: Mail voting, prosperity council reactions and more

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Workplace safety complaints, utility costs rise with wildfires

Sep 8, 2026

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1 min read

Workplace safety complaints, utility costs rise with wildfires

Plus: Oregon loses lawmakers before the end of their terms more often than other states

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Happy Labor Day! The state of the unions

Sep 7, 2026

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Happy Labor Day! The state of the unions

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Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
For renaming offensively titled locations, it's a slow march to progress

Sep 5, 2026

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2 min read

For renaming offensively titled locations, it's a slow march to progress

...and the week's news

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
'There will be another family'

Sep 4, 2026

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3 min read

'There will be another family'

Plus: Fish and Wildlife staff exodus, dropboxes over mailboxes and Nesbitt on Independence

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Why it's been so hard to make polluters pay in Oregon

Sep 3, 2026

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2 min read

Why it's been so hard to make polluters pay in Oregon

Plus: Mail voting confusion continues, businesses deal with credit card fees and more

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Battles over mail voting, Oregon gov's race

Aug 29, 2026

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2 min read

Battles over mail voting, Oregon gov's race

Plus: state economy steadies, wildfires spread

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Mail voting will go on as normal, Read pledges

Aug 26, 2026

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2 min read

Mail voting will go on as normal, Read pledges

Plus: EV rebates, the Drazan plan and more

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
A dry, hot late summer

Aug 25, 2026

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2 min read

A dry, hot late summer

Plus: Mail voting court rulings, sanctuary policies and more

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Governor's race messaging takes shape

Aug 24, 2026

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2 min read

Governor's race messaging takes shape

Plus: Idaho Power moves to sell Oregon territory, abortion could reach SCOTUS again and more

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Grazing without public input, and the week's news

Aug 22, 2026

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3 min read

Grazing without public input, and the week's news

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Transportation budgets cuts and severe weather

Aug 21, 2026

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2 min read

Transportation budgets cuts and severe weather

Plus: Insurance rate hikes, AI for home permits and Stapilus on the governor's race

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Oregon lawmakers stay mum on Smith

Aug 20, 2026

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1 min read

Oregon lawmakers stay mum on Smith

Plus: Marijuana legislation, Washington fire costs and more

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Feds come for rule protecting wild forests

Aug 19, 2026

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2 min read

Feds come for rule protecting wild forests

Plus: Private equity health care law seems to be working, families push for DV death investigations and more

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Mental health for first responders

Aug 18, 2026

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2 min read

Mental health for first responders

Plus: Conservationists sue over grazing plan, wildfire support and more

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Oregon's longest-serving representative accepts $12K ethics fine

Aug 17, 2026

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2 min read

Oregon's longest-serving representative accepts $12K ethics fine

Plus: Crabs, transportation needs and grid upgrades

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Strengthening state elections

Aug 15, 2026

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3 min read

Strengthening state elections

...and the week's news

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
Why are fewer women working?

Aug 14, 2026

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2 min read

Why are fewer women working?

Plus: Wildfires, nitrate pollution settlement, immigration bills and more

Julia Shumway
Julia Shumway
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