Oregon Governor Tina Kotek endorses a bill to expand early literacy through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Some priorities that Oregon cities want lawmakers to take up, including increased infrastructure spending, are shared by Democrats and Republicans. Others, including attempts to roll back a state law that limits cities’ ability to remove homeless camps, will be a tougher sell in Salem. Graves
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and Columbia-Willamette United Way teamed up to provide more books to young kids.
In a significant development in Oregon's historic healthcare workers strike, the ONA and Providence Oregon have agreed to re-engage in mediations/
Auditors with the Secretary of State’s Office earlier in January flagged some spending by Gov. Tina Kotek as “minor” and “unintentional” apparent violations of state ethics law.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek says she will uphold state law prohibiting government officials and police from helping federal immigration officers.
As the strike by nearly 5,000 healthcare workers from Providence Health in Oregon reaches the 3-week mark, representatives from the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) union, which is representing the workers, and the health system are in mediation at the request of Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D).
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Tuesday evening the state joined 22 other states and Washington, D.C., in filing a lawsuit in federal district court.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and Attorney General Dan Rayfield hosted a press conference at the State Library on Tuesday in response to President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze some federal funding.
Three weeks in, the two sides say they want a quick resolution to the largest nurses' strike in state history.
But within the state, the numbers vary widely by county, from a high of 51.1% in Malheur County to a low of 22.2% in Benton County. One reason Trump might be cautious about cutting too heavily into Medicaid: In Oregon, at least, rates of Medicaid enrollment are highest in Trump strongholds.
Confusion spread as state officials who rely on federal funding sought to learn how the Trump administration’s sweeping funding freeze affects them