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

Oregon governor and Salem resident Tina Kotek plans to vote for a temporary new property tax levy that aims to keep the ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Gov. Tina Kotek directed the Oregon Health Authority to replace the head of the state’s public psychiatric hospital Friday after learning more details about a patient’s recent death.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Governor Tina Kotek convened Oregon businesses for a roundtable Wednesday to discuss the potential impacts of President Trump’s U.S. tariffs on all countries and ...