Tag: Gov. Kate Brown

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By Julia Shumway Oregon’s new voter-approved gun law is facing its first legal challenge as a number of county sheriffs have pledged not to enforce...

By Alex Baumhardt More than 100 Boardman residents attended a meeting Thursday evening to demand the state guarantee access to safe drinking water in Morrow...

Members of Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes can attend the state’s public universities and community colleges practically free this school year, and members of...

By Julia Shumway Oregon will receive $83.5 million from the federal government to help small business owners, the U.S. Treasury and Gov. Kate Brown announced...

The state of Oregon recently passed a milestone in its effort to bolster public opinion of electric vehicles. In April, the state surpassed 50,000 registered...

Gov. Kate Brown declared a state of emergency Tuesday for most of Oregon - including Umatilla and Morrow counties - through the end of...

Gov. Kate Brown has proclaimed May 15-21, 2022, to be “Oregon Invasive Weed Awareness Week” and the Oregon Department of Agriculture wants to partner...

By Lynne Terry State officials have nearly $19 million to spend on training Oregonians to work in construction, health care and manufacturing. Earlier this month, the...

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) announced that applications are now being accepted for the Oregon Tribal Student Grant for 2022-23. The new state financial aid program...

By Lynne Terry Farmworkers in Oregon will get overtime pay next year with the adoption of the contentious farmworker bill. Gov. Kate Brown signed Oregon House...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund (OCRF) encourage all Oregonians to celebrate April 7 as Nature...

Members of the Oregon National Guard will be deployed to Good Shepherd Medical Center on Monday as part of a statewide effort to support...

The Oregon Legislature on Tuesday passed Senate Bill 892 that directs the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) to establish a disaster assistance program. The Legislature...

Gov. Kate Brown has called the Legislature into Special Session today. State Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner) released the following statement in regards to the upcoming...

All Oregon health care workers, K-12 school employees and volunteers, will have to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus to continue working, Gov....

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) announced that recent approval of an additional $28.8 million to the state's...

Gov. Kate Brown announced new statewide indoor mask requirements. To help stop the highly contagious Delta variant from spreading further, masks will be required in...

A Heat Advisory has been issued for the Lower Columbia Basin that will be in effect until 8 p.m. Saturday. The National Weather Service issued...

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