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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The deadline for parents to accept Multnomah County’s Preschool for All placement offers just passed. Now, Gov. Kotek is urging county chair Jessica Vega Pederso… ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed 27 new bills into law this week, advancing policies on education, health care, housing and veterans’ services — including a new law aimed at ...
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed 16 new bills into law this week, addressing cannabis regulation, worker protections, housing rules, water rights, privacy, environmental safeguards ...
Gov. Tina Kotek told reporters Monday that she has no plans to deploy the Oregon National Guard to protests planned for Saturday in Portland and other locations in the state and that President ...
Gov. Tina Kotek is proposing to use $161 million from the state’s rainy day fund to support wildfire response and mitigation amid a lack of ongoing funding mechanisms, as the 2025 fire season ...
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is now proposing a one-time, short-term solution: utilizing $161 million in interest from the state's reserve fund, commonly referred to as the "rainy day" fund, to mitigate ...
SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek voiced her disapproval of the federal administration's focus on certain Democratic cities, following several days of anti-immigration protests in ...
The Oregon House of Representatives passed Gov. Tina Kotek’s education accountability package on Monday with bipartisan support, by a vote of 39-15. It now heads for her signature.
Kotek also outlined concerns that Preschool for All has been underspending its budget. The program had $485 million left in its coffers after fiscal year 2024. To be sure, the county has long ...
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is discussing the impacts of potential federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP benefits, arguing it will negatively impact some of the state's most vulnerable populations.
Gov. Kotek proposes using $160 million from state’s ‘rainy day fund’ for one-time wildfire funding Published 6:30 am Tuesday, June 17, 2025 By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle ...
Gov. Tina Kotek used outdated figures to contend earlier this month that Multnomah County’s voter-approved Preschool for All tax was placing an undue burden on high-income earners that was ...