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 ...

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 ...

As outcry mounts about recent utility rate increases, Gov. Tina Kotek wants to make sure state regulators do their part to lower residential electricity and natural gas bills while working to help ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency for 10 counties scrambling for federal aid after devastating floods last week. But she dropped a bombshell on Monday ...

Hart issued a temporary injunction today blocking a December executive order by Gov. Tina Kotek. The December order decreed that state agencies “shall” enter into project labor agreements with ...

Gov. Tina Kotek confirmed the termination of OYA Director Joe O'Leary due to a backlog of abuse reports. "It's really important to me that we get through the backlog, put better systems in place ...

Tina Kotek to fire OYA director Joe O’Leary. Wallan, a lawyer and the vice chair of the House Judiciary Committee, says those actions are insufficient. “The severity and extent of these ...

A Marion County judge has stalled a controversial order by Gov. Tina Kotek that requires use of union labor in many state construction projects. In a hearing Monday morning, Circuit Court Judge Thomas ...

A Marion County judge has stalled a controversial order by Gov. Tina Kotek that requires use of union labor in many state construction projects. In a hearing Monday, Circuit Court Judge Thomas M.

Gov. Tina Kotek, Jan. 13, 2025, at the Oregon state Capitol in Salem, Ore. In a hearing Monday morning, Circuit Court Judge Thomas M. Hart issued an injunction, barring Kotek’s administration ...