Tag: Gov. Tina Kotek
State Offers More Free Water Testing for Umatilla, Morrow Counties
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
The water woes are not over for hundreds of households in eastern Oregon.
The Oregon Health Authority has asked about 1,600...
Eastern Oregon Counties to Open Cooling Centers During High Temps
As a summer heatwave blankets the state, some places in Umatilla and Morrow counties plan to offer cooling services for those in need.
In Baker...
Oregon Governor Declares Heat Emergency as Temperatures Soar
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is in the midst of its first extreme heat wave of the summer, with temperatures soaring into the triple...
New Report: More Beds Needed to Treat Mental Illness, Addiction
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon needs to be able to treat many more people for both mental health and addiction issues than previously estimated.
The...
Gov. Tina Kotek Lays Out New Nitrate Goals Amid Continued Criticism
By Antonia Sierra/OBP
Two months after her return visit to the Lower Umatilla Basin, Gov. Tina Kotek has released goals on how the state can...
28 Groups Call on Kotek to Intervene in E. Oregon Water...
By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle
The nonprofit Oregon Rural Action, along with former state environmental regulators and a large coalition of nonprofit groups, is again...
City of Irrigon to Receive $1.7 Million in Funding for Infrastructure
The city of Irrigon is set to receive $1.7 million as part of a Senate bill the Legislature passed during the short session earlier...
CTUIR Commemorates MMIWP Week for Those Missing or Murdered
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Family Violence Services and Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center held events on Monday, May 6 as...
Kotek and First Lady Visit CTUIR
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) on Thursday, April 25, welcomed Gov. Tina Kotek and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson for...
Governor, EPA Administrator Meet with Local Leaders on Nitrate Issue
Gov. Tina Kotek and Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Administrator Casey Sixkiller met Wednesday, April 24, with local leaders and organizers to hear what...
CTUIR’s Sams Named to Oregon’s Task Force on Tribal Consultation
Gov. Tina Kotek has appointed Corinne Sams, a Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Board of Trustees Member at Large, to the...
Kotek to Sign Expansive Drug Bill While Reviewing Other Proposals
By Ben Botkin, Julie Shumway and Lynn Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Gov. Tina Kotek said she plans to sign the centerpiece bill that lawmakers passed in...
Lexington’s Katie Imes Appointed to Energy Facility Siting Council
Lexington Town Council member Katie Imes has been appointed to the state's Energy Facility Siting Council.
Imes was appointed by Gov. Tina Kotek and confirmed...
Drug Addiction, Housing and Homelessness to Dominate Session
By Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon lawmakers are starting the legislative session, promising to aim squarely at the state’s homelessness and drug addiction crisis.
From Gov....
Community Counseling Solutions Gets $2M for Youth Behavioral Health
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, in partnership with Coordinated Care Organizations around Oregon, is allocating $2 million to Community Counseling Solutions in Morrow County.
According to...
NW States, Tribes reach ‘Historic’ Deal with Feds over Fish, Dams
By Lynne Terry and Bill Lucia/Oregon Capital Chronicle
A decades-long battle over dams in the Columbia River Basin had a breakthrough Thursday, as the Biden...
Oregon Economists Say State Will Have Less Money to Spend
By Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon lawmakers will have less money to spend next year than they anticipated after a promising revenue forecast released last week.
The Office...
State Revenue Forecast Shows Stable Economy, Low Jobless Rate
By Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon state revenues are stable with low inflation and unemployment in the economy, according to the December revenue forecast released on Wednesday...
Oregonians Express Concern About Homelessness and Drug Addiction
By Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle
More than 40% of Oregon adults believe homelessness is the most important issue in the state, according to a recent...
CTUIR Announces J.D. Tovey as New Deputy Executive Director
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) announced that Tribal Planning Director J.D. Tovey has been hired as the deputy executive director, effective Oct....