MEDFORD, Ore. – The Jackson County Board of Commissioners is urging Governor Tina Kotek to reconsider her potential infrastructure vetoes for three cities in Southern Oregon. Earlier this week, the governor announced she was considering vetoing $4 million in budget ...
OREGON COAST – Dozens of coastal organizations and tribal bodies submitted letters to Governor Tina Kotek’s office recently urging her to delay the lease auction for the offshore wind energy project. The Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management is looking ...
SALEM, Ore. – “This was an extremely bipartisan session. That’s pretty extraordinary.” Oregon’s short legislative session wrapped up Thursday, three days before the constitutional deadline. This 32-day session focused heavily on passing Measure 110 reforms and Governor Tina Kotek’s housing ...
SALEM, Ore.– Lawmakers are in the final week of this year’s short legislative session. With Measure 110 reform on the governor’s desk, legislators will be looking for any leftover funding. This year’s legislative session ends this coming Sunday. Governor Tina ...
Author: Laural Porter, Alex Jensen (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s 2024 legislative session got underway last Monday, tackling big state challenges like housing, homelessness and the drug crisis. On this week’s episode of Straight Talk, Gov. Tina Kotek stopped by to discuss her own ...
SALEM, Ore.– We’re already a week into the 2024 Legislative Session and there are plenty of important deadlines this week for many bills. Legislators are still working on addressing the housing shortage and revising Measure 110. Any bills that don’t ...
SALEM, Ore.– The 2024 Legislative Session kicked off today in Salem. Democrats and Republicans are both working to revise Measure 110 and address the housing crisis across the state. This short session will only last 35 days, which makes it ...
SALEM, Ore. – Governor Tina Kotek (D-Oregon) held a press conference to mark the end of this year’s legislative session. The session officially ended Sunday. Many bills were passed despite a six-week long senate republican walkout. Now, they’re all headed to ...
SALEM, Ore.– A new $200 million affordable housing package is expected to pass in the state legislature with bi-partisan support. The housing package is expected to fully fund Governor Kotek’s homeless state of emergency. Part of the money will also ...