Gov. Tina Kotek speaks about Oregon’s addiction crisis at a ceremonial bill signing event for behavioral health legislation on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Sen. Deb Patterson, D-Salem and the Senate […]
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Republican senators who walked away from this year’s legislative session will be barred from running for re-election next year, Secretary of State LaVonne […]
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Hackers have gained access to the personal information of 1.7 million current and former Medicaid members in Oregon. The breach dates to May […]
Gov. Tina Kotek was joined by members of the Oregon Pacific Islander Coalition when she signed House Bill 3144 on Wednesday. The bill directs $2 million to creating a student […]
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon workers can apply for benefits through the state’s new paid leave program starting Aug. 14. The program, Paid Leave Oregon, covers family leave, […]
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting The former head of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission says Gov. Tina Kotek fired him earlier this year at the behest of a controversial […]
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting After five decades, Oregon’s ban on self-serve gas is about to come to a close. Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday gave notice that she plans […]
Gov. Tina Kotek signs housing bills in Salem on Thursday. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Legislature made progress this year on addressing the state’s housing crisis […]
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal The U.S. Forest Service granted permission Sunday for fire crews to use heavy equipment in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness to fight the 20,000-acre Flat Fire. […]
State Treasurer Tobias Read, pictured at a May rally against higher education budget cuts, plans to run for secretary of state. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon state […]
