This is Part 3 of a 4-part investigative series examining municipal tax abatements, corporate lobbying contracts, and campaign finance networks across Hillsboro and Washington County. Read Part 1: The ...

By filing an Assumed Business Name amendment with the State (Registry #1847447-96), the new regional chamber secured exclusive statewide rights to the name “Greater Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce” ...

The Real Story - A Column With Opinions Based On My Experiences -The Hundred-Million-Dollar Tax Shield (Part 1 of 4) ...

The Real Story - A Column The sanitized press release hit the wires on Monday, September 21, 2026. Packed with ...

The Hillsboro Herald receives communications from community groups and candidates during election cycles. The Herald is posting this information, which was sent to us by Friends of Smart Growth for ...

When most people picture local government, they envision routine hearings, budget rubber-stamping, and quiet institutional consensus. But behind closed doors in municipal backrooms, decisions are made ...

Kathryn Harrington, Chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners, pursuing mental health needs. On Tuesday September 15, 2026, I formally and personally apologized to Commissioner Nafisa Fai, ...

Careful- Opinions and Statements of Research-based facts offered from this point on. Editor's Note - Republished from 2022 - we ...

HILLSBORO, Ore. — Where hay fields, livestock, and open horizon once stretched across the Tuality Plains, towering concrete monoliths and roaring electrical substations have moved in. In the heart of ...

BREAKING NEWS- In a dramatic turnaround for one of the most fiercely contested land-use battles in Hillsboro history, New York-based developer Sky Harbour Group has officially withdrawn its ...

Opinions and Statements of Research-based facts offered from the perspective of a long-time local The Hillsboro Planning Commission will hold a hearing this Wednesday on updating the Community ...

A newly published study in Nature Portfolio’s Communications Sustainability puts the lead from the airplanes debate in Hillsboro to rest. The peer-reviewed work provides definitive scientific data ...