Category OREGON NEWS
Schools hope to overcome staff shortages with millions in wage, bonus incentives
Nearly every school district and education service district in Oregon has applied for state dollars to offer hiring and retention bonuses ahead of the new school year.
In homeless death data, Patterson sees need for more resources
This is the first year the Oregon Health Authority reported on deaths among homeless Oregonians
After a decade of work, Wyden seizes opening to advance climate change funding
From his seat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden thought the only chance forward for meaningful energy legislation was to “drop the sticks and hammering on people.”
Political center changes rating in Oregon gubernatorial race to “toss-up”
The rating change coincides with new polling showing that abortion is galvanizing some Democrats towards Tina Kotek.
Board fires head of Oregon’s public defense agency
Stephen Singer decried his firing as something out of a ‘Third World tin-pot dictatorship”
Commission likely to fire head of Oregon public defense agency
The state commission overseeing Oregon’s public defense agency is likely to fire the divisive lawyer in charge of the department on Thursday, barely a week after its first attempt to remove him failed.
Former penitentiary superintendent’s relationship with employee spilled into workplace, investigation finds
An investigator retained by the state Department of Justice found Brandon Kelly gave preferential treatment to one employee with whom he had a romantic relationship, while verbally abusing others.
Oregon chief justice fires public defense board, rehires some members
The commission is expected to again consider firing Stephen Singer, director of the state Office of Public Defense Services.
With Oregon hospitals in crisis, state will seek ‘significant’ funds for stopgap measures
The head of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, which includes most of the state’s hospitals, asked Gov. Kate Brown for help.