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 ...

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

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.

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

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 ...

OHSU’s top research officer is pushing back against calls from Gov. Tina Kotek, a national physicians group and animal welfare activists to close the Oregon National Primate Research Center in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...