Who’s mostly to blame for Governor John Kitzhaber’s resignation? John Kitzhaber.
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Who’s Mostly to Blame for Governor John Kitzhaber’s Resignation? John Kitzhaber.
Denis C. Theriault
Denis C. Theriault is the Portland Mercury's News Editor. He writes stories about City Hall and the Portland Police Bureau, focusing on issues like homelessness, police oversight, insider politics, and civil liberties. Before arriving in Portland, Denis wrote and edited for the San Jose Mercury News, covering the California Legislature and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as the city of San Jose—a real-live million-person town.
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The Chairman of the Multnomah County GOP Has a Novel (Dick Joke) Take on Kitzhaber’s Travails
What’s that saying, “Don’t stick your ___ in crazy?” Yeah, looks like @GovKitz broke that rule.— Eric Fruits, Ph.D. (@ericfruits) February 13, 2015
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Charlie Hales Has Begun Raising Serious Campaign Cash—from a Longtime Political Supporter
It’s been 16 years or so—the end of Vera Katz’s second term—since Portland’s had an incumbent mayor running for re-election. Put that way, it seems like an astounding amount of time. But that streak appears over. About a month or so after Mayor Charlie Hales demurred on the subject of re-election, he’s just reported a […]
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The John Kitzhaber and Cylvia Hayes Scandal: A Handy Primer
This was originally posted at 10 am yesterday. It’s been updated to reflect developments since then that culminated in the announcement this morning that Governor John Kitzhaber will step down next Wednesday. What changed? Kitzhaber lost any shred of political support left—exhausting sympathy and goodwill among allies after deciding to resign and then backtracking so […]
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Good Morning, News: Laptop Wars! LGBT Bigotry! The Continuing Saga of John Kitzhaber!
The suddenly invisible Governor John Kitzhaber sure had a horrible day yesterday. An agonizingly public yoyo bounce over his resignation in the face of steadily building corruption allegations—he’s not quitting, for now—led to an agonizingly public loss of faith among state leaders and fellow Democrats. It’s also leading to uncomfortable national scrutiny. And none of […]
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After Top Democrats Demand His Resignation, the End Appears Nigh for Governor John Kitzhaber
The scandal-fed political vise squeezing Governor John Kitzhaber in recent weeks has tightened untenably over the past few hours. The state’s treasurer, Ted Wheeler, and two top Democratic legislative leaders have all asked Kitzhaber to resign—with Senate President Peter Courtney telling reporters in a news conference, according to reports, that Kitzhaber was “struggling” when they […]
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Kate Brown Just Sent a Damningly Strange Email About Governor Kitzhaber
Yesterday’s weirdness over Governor John Kitzhaber’s increasingly shaky handling of the ethics scandal swamping his career—he changed his mind about resigning? after calling Secretary of State Kate Brown, his successor, back to Salem?—has spilled over into today. At 11:19 this morning, Brown sent an email detailing a very strange meeting with Kitzhaber upon her return […]
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Good Morning, News: Kitzhaber’s Resignation Switcheroo! “Peace” with Putin! Measles on a Train!
Governor John Kitzhaber really WAS going to quit yesterday, according to several of the Oregonian‘s sources, who went into remarkably deep, keen, and insightful detail about the governor’s decision-making over the past several days. Seems some time after calling Secretary of State Kate Brown, his successor, back to Oregon, he changed his mind. The turnabout—and […]
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Let’s Keep Out of the JTTF
Getting back together with the feds won’t save us from terror attacks.
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Oregon’s Governor? It’s Still John Kitzhaber, Says John Kitzhaber
Governor John Kitzhaber’s attorney had already told the Oregonian, using fuzzy words like “hope and expect” in the face of today’s sudden flurry of resignation rumors, that Kitzhaber wasn’t planning on stepping down. Kitzhaber’s reportedly now said so on his own. Kitzhaber: ‘Let me be as clear as I was last week, that I have […]
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Governor Kate Brown? Kitzhaber Resignation Rumors Hit Fever Pitch
All hail Governor Kate Brown? After MSNBC tweeted this morning that the secretary of state, who would replace Governor John Kitzhaber in the event of a resignation, had suddenly bolted a conference in Washington DC for a trip back to Salem, the Oregonian‘s Jeff Mapes has just heaped more intrigue onto the drama over whether […]
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ACLU Sues Two Years After Gresham Transit Officer Forcibly Seizes, Searches Cop Watcher’s Phone
More than two years after a Gresham transit officer grabbed hold of a police accountability advocate filming the aftermath of a man’s arrest in downtown Portland—seizing her phone against her will and searching it for video—the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon has filed a complaint in federal court accusing that cop and three others […]