Oregon governor

Gov. Tina Kotek took Marshall off a task force considering higher beer and wine taxes because of a Facebook post her office called insensitive and inappropriate.

In August 2023, PeaceHealth announced it would close most of its facility in downtown Eugene and transfer services to its Riverbend hospital in Springfield, effectively leaving the third largest city in Oregon without a hospital.

Gov. Tina Kotek issued an executive order Tuesday that forgives unpaid traffic fees and court fines for about 10,000 people so they can get their driver’s license reinstated.

Oregon’s top elected officials pledged to spend millions of dollars on winter road maintenance after dire warnings from the state Department of Transportation that highways would go unplowed because of a budget shortfall.

Oregon has created the fresh tribal affairs director position, while Washington has had a similar official in place since the early '80s.

As parts of Oregon begin seeing their first heavy snowfall of the season, state officials are looking for new ways to fund winter road maintenance across the state.

The state’s approach to funding K-12 education is not easy to comprehend, and the Portland Public Schools strike has shoved the thorny issue into the political spotlight.

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek visited Lake, Klamath and Jackson counties the first week of October as part of her pledge to visit all 36 counties during her term.

Tina Kotek is getting ready to dole out $240 million that could lead to more than $40 billion in investments.

Housing group members say more land is needed for homes, while environmentalists warn against sprawl.

Gov. Tina Kotek put an end to a policy of paying state employees for traveling back to Oregon. It hasn't dissuaded people from working from elsewhere.

At the end of the 2023 legislative session, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek used her veto power to nix state funding for two studies, totaling $600,000, intended to research the impact of Oregon’s laws prohibiting prostitution. In doing so, she stepped into a centuries-old debate about whether or not the world’s oldest profession can ever be entered into voluntarily — or if it is a legitimate form of work and should instead be decriminalized.