PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Gov. Tina Kotek is addressing the public defender shortage crisis by announcing a new interim ...

Despite leadership changes and legislative fixes, Oregon has for years failed to provide attorneys to everyone charged with ...

Jessica Kampfe led the Oregon Public Defense Commission through an overhaul that began in 2023, but has received criticism ...

Oregon Criminal Justice Commission Executive Director Ken Sanchagrin was appointed by the governor as the interim director at ...

The leader of the Oregon Public Defense Commission was fired and replaced on April 17 by Gov. Tina Kotek amid an ongoing public defender crisis.

A judge pressed pause Monday on Gov. Tina Kotek’s controversial executive order that would ensure union participation in nearly all state-funded construction projects. Kotek’s Dec. 18 order ...

Gov. Tina Kotek fired Oregon’s public defense leader amid an ongoing shortage of public defense attorneys in the state and ...

In a hearing Monday morning, Circuit Court Judge Thomas M. Hart issued an injunction, barring Kotek’s administration from moving forward with a policy that critics say would benefit Kotek’s ...

BURNS Ore. (KPTV) - Governor Tina Kotek visited Burns in Harney County on Friday as the area continues to suffer weeks of destructive flooding. Flooding in Harney County has been going on for more ...

After 26 days on strike and seven days of intensive mediation, the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) and Providence Oregon have reached tentative agreements at eight hospital bargaining units across ...

Gov. Tina Kotek and Bureau of Labor and Industries Commissioner Christina Stephenson have announced a joint effort to protect students from bullying, discrimination and harassment based on race ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Gov. Tina Kotek has declared a state of emergency after parts of Oregon were hit with a series of floods and landslides that overwhelmed neighborhoods and prompted ...