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

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

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

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

Candidate filing for Oregon state offices won’t begin until Sept. 11, but low-level rumbles have circulated for months about ...

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 ...

Tina Kotek. But the fund that insures the state of Oregon’s legal settlements and pays out claims—from routine workers’ compensation payments to state employees, to huge legal settlements ...

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Oregon Governor Tina Kotek on Friday directly urged the Oregon Health & Science University to close its primate research center. Kotek has received messages from Oregonians ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On Thursday, Governor Tina Kotek announced a new leader of the Oregon Public Defense Commission and outlined her expectations for that agency, amid a critical public ...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek assesses flooding damage in Harney County and pledges state and federal aid for recovery.

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 ...