Attorney General

“You have a right to an attorney. If you can’t provide one, one will be provided for you” is no longer guaranteed in this state. The number of Oregonians without counsel has reached an all-time high.

Oregon’s U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight was fired by the White House on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump vowed to continue his reshaping of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Think Out Loud’s Dave Miller spoke with Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield about the new administration’s crackdown on immigration, and what impacts the policies could have on the state.

The race pits Republican Will Lathrop, an experienced prosecutor pushing a public safety message, against former Speaker of the House Dan Rayfield, a Democrat, who represents the political establishment that, for years, has been responsible for shaping policies and laws.

OPB asked the top candidates vying to be the state's next attorney general questions about their legislative priorities, how they would approach the job and much more.

OPB asked the top candidates vying to be the state's next attorney general questions about their legislative priorities, how they would approach the job and much more.

The race shows no sign of the massive spending voters saw 12 years ago — that will likely wait until the general election in November. But the three candidates do offer meaningful differences in how they’d like to do the job of Oregon’s top lawyer.

The 44-year-old Corvallis lawmaker is the first Democrat to declare he's running for the office in the wake of incumbent Ellen Rosenblum's announcement she will not run for a fourth term.

Oregon’s convoluted regulatory system helps explain how this scandal happened.

The company is accused of towing vehicles from parking facilities without consent from the property owners.