Kaylee Tornay - InvestigateWest
Kaylee Tornay has been documenting stories in Oregon and California since her high school journalism days in Bend, Oregon, covering the progress of the water polo team. A graduate of the University of Oregon, she braved the rains of Eugene with her notebook before moving on to cover wildfire mitigation and dangerous highways in the forests and vineyards of Southern Oregon and Sonoma County. Reach her at [email protected].
Oregon patients needed fentanyl but got tap water — and it went unchecked for nearly two years
Poor data and coordination between regulatory agencies contribute to hospital drug thefts, experts say.
Inequity, mismanagement beleaguer Oregon’s early learning agency, employees say
Records allege a “racist environment” and reveal deep divisions over child care governance in Oregon.
Bill cracking down on Oregon child labor laws heads to Gov. Kotek
Republican critiques of increased penalties for child labor violations failed to slow momentum in the Legislature.
Oregon’s labor regulators ask for lawmakers’ help to tackle backlogs
An Oregon bottleneck of civil rights and wage claims has decreased, but workers still face long waits for help from the state agency tasked with enforcing labor laws.
Oregon’s labor bureau failed to collect nearly $5 million in wage theft claims since 2015
Oregon has struggled to hold employers accountable for their failure to pay workers, leaving millions in back wages and penalties uncollected.
Despite Oregon’s high opioid abuse rates, legislators slow to improve drug monitoring tool
AT THE CAPITOL: Oregon has lagged other states in using tools that can detect prescription drug abuses. Legislators now propose ways to catch up with audit recommendations made years ago.
Dozens of Oregon school districts likely undercounting homeless students
Homeless students can get assistance from their schools, but unless they’re identified, they get no additional help.
Oregon food banks forced to tighten belts as hunger swells across the state
Rising prices and soaring demand show no sign of subsiding, impacting Marion Polk Food Share and other food banks across the state.