Tag: Gov. Tina Kotek
Fire Chief Reflects on Massive Effort to Battle Hat Rock Fire
Scott Stanton knew the moment when last week’s Hat Rock Fire got away from the many dozens of firefighters battling the massive blaze.
Early on,...
Boardman Residents Share Health Horror Stories During Kotek Visit
For months, the residents of Boardman have been asking Gov. Tina Kotek to visit their city and hear first-hand how contaminated water from their...
Hermiston-Area Ag, Latino Leaders Meet With Gov. Tina Kotek
Gov. Tina Kotek met with Hermiston’s Latino community leaders Wednesday morning, May 3, to hear about the critical issues facing the Hispanic population —...
House Passes Oregon CHIPS Act to Fund Semiconductor Industry
By Julia Shumway
Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Clackamas, keeps a ceramic winged pig on her desk in the Oregon House.
Bynum collects pigs with wings, she explained...
Lawmakers Seek to Boost Semiconductor Businesses in Oregon
By Julia Shumway
Eight months after Congress passed the CHIPS and Science Act, a $280 billion boost to the U.S. semiconductor industry, a panel of...
Oregon House Passes $200 Million for Housing and Homelessness
By Julia Shumway
Oregon is on track to spend $200 million to help homeless residents move into houses, give people who have fallen behind on...
Lawmakers: No New Water Rights Permits Until State Audits Resources
By Alex Baumhardt
Oregon’s water basins are being overdrawn year after year, and a strategy to protect them for future generations is desperately overdue, according...
Governor Presses Legislature to OK $155 Million for Homelessness
By Julia Shumway
Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday repeated calls for the Oregon Legislature to quickly approve $155 million for homelessness, calling Oregon’s housing crisis...
Oregon Mayors, City Officials Lobby for More Money for Homelessness
By Julia Shumway
Hundreds of mayors - including Hermiston Mayor Dave Drotzmann - along with city councilors and city employees from around Oregon descended on...
2023 Oregon Legislative Preview: What You Need to Know
By Julia Shumway, Alex Baumhardt and Ben Botkin
The Oregon Legislature began its 2023 work in earnest on Tuesday, with just more than five months...