The bill is a priority for Gov. Tina Kotek, who said it simplifies permitting and addresses other barriers to residential construction.

The agency has a tumultuous history with its leadership. Its previous director, Stephen Singer, battled Oregon’s former chief ...

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

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

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.

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

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

An Oregon community college softball player and a coach have been killed when their team bus was hit by a pickup ...

Governor Tina Kotek (speaking on leadership changes at the Oregon State Hospital) at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

Dave Baden, the deputy director of policy and programs at the Oregon Health Authority, is the new acting director of the ...

Gov. Tina Kotek and Oregon business leaders met on Wednesday for a roundtable discussion on the local impacts of President ...

At a roundtable hosted by Gov. Tina Kotek, more than a dozen business leaders described a dire situation under President ...