/tags/oregon-governor Oregon governor en-US Copyright Thu, 30 Jan 2025 01:31:00 GMT /labor-employment/2025-01-29/providence-striking-workers-start-mediation-after-oregon-governors-urging Three weeks in, the two sides say they want a quick resolution to the largest nurses' strike in state history. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 01:31:00 GMT /labor-employment/2025-01-29/providence-striking-workers-start-mediation-after-oregon-governors-urging Amelia Templeton /housing/2025-01-29/oregon-passed-expensive-legislation-supporting-renters-facing-housing-crisis-eviction-cases-are-still-climbing Property managers say more tenants aren't paying rent on time. Housing advocates say rising rents and stagnant wages make it harder to do so. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:46:51 GMT /housing/2025-01-29/oregon-passed-expensive-legislation-supporting-renters-facing-housing-crisis-eviction-cases-are-still-climbing Bryce Dole /politics-government/2025-01-17/with-trumps-inauguration-looming-oregon-democrats-strategize-response Attorney General Dan Rayfield is joining lawsuits to protect Biden administration rules, but most state leaders say they don’t want to respond to everything Trump says or does. Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:53:30 GMT /politics-government/2025-01-17/with-trumps-inauguration-looming-oregon-democrats-strategize-response Julia Shumway /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-15/why-it-matters-that-oregon-just-lost-its-chief-forester The resignation of Oregon’s top forestry executive last week comes at a pivotal moment for environmental policies in the state. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:43:11 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-01-15/why-it-matters-that-oregon-just-lost-its-chief-forester April Ehrlich /politics-government/2025-01-14/oregon-gov-tina-kotek-offers-vision-of-brighter-day-on-states-toughest-challenges As the Legislature prepares to meet, the governor talked of “fragile” progress on a variety of crises during her state of the state address. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:12:23 GMT /politics-government/2025-01-14/oregon-gov-tina-kotek-offers-vision-of-brighter-day-on-states-toughest-challenges Dirk VanderHart /poverty-and-homelessness/2025-01-10/gov-tina-kotek-extends-oregons-homelessness-emergency-declaration-once-again Despite billions spent and thousands of people helped, the most recent available data shows homelessness is still increasing in the state. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:49:56 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2025-01-10/gov-tina-kotek-extends-oregons-homelessness-emergency-declaration-once-again Dirk VanderHart /politics-government/2024-12-31/10-top-oregon-political-stories-of-2024 From a historic election to record wildfires to drug recriminalization, 2024 was a big year for state government and political news in Oregon. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:04:47 GMT /politics-government/2024-12-31/10-top-oregon-political-stories-of-2024 Julia Shumway, Alex Baumhardt, Ben Botkin /poverty-and-homelessness/2024-12-10/oregons-project-turnkey-sheltered-thousands-as-state-tries-to-build-more-homes Thousands of people statewide have been at least temporarily housed through Project Turnkey, an Oregon program that turned $125 million into nearly 1,400 new shelter beds, mostly by buying and converting existing hotels and other vacant buildings into shelters. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:05:20 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2024-12-10/oregons-project-turnkey-sheltered-thousands-as-state-tries-to-build-more-homes Julia Shumway /education/2024-12-05/oregons-public-universities-and-colleges-want-more-from-governors-proposed-budget The state’s public universities and community colleges are calling for increased investment in higher education. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:54:47 GMT /education/2024-12-05/oregons-public-universities-and-colleges-want-more-from-governors-proposed-budget Tiffany Camhi /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-12-03/gov-kotek-makes-final-plea-to-biden-to-make-owyhee-canyonlands-a-national-monument In a recent letter, Kotek asked Biden to protect “Oregon’s Grand Canyon” and a stretch of the Owyhee River in the southeast of the state. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:46:25 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-12-03/gov-kotek-makes-final-plea-to-biden-to-make-owyhee-canyonlands-a-national-monument Alex Baumhardt