LaVonne Griffin-Valade, who retired nine years ago, aims to restore confidence in the Secretary of State’s office until a secretary is picked by voters in November 2024
OREGON NEWS
Oregon on tap to receive billions of federal dollars for housing, education and more
Money from the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is making its way to Oregon.
Kotek names longtime Northwest educator, administrator to lead Department of Education
Charlene Williams, who will take over July 10 as interim director of the state Department of Education, would be the first Black woman overseeing Oregon’s 197 school districts.
Legislature passes stricter regulations for Marion County garbage burner
Oregon lawmakers this weekend passed SB 488, intended to require the Covanta Marion incinerator to provide the state more continuous information about its environmental impacts.
Lawmakers passed array of criminal justice bills in tumultuous session
Oregon legislators addressed sex crimes, street racing, ghost guns and other public safety issues but did not fund a legal service for victims.
Legislators pass education bills on reading, finance, school days and more
Oregon lawmakers invested in a record $10.2 billion K-12 state school fund for the 2023-25 budget cycle.
Tumultuous Oregon legislative session ends with historic investments, historic rancor
AT THE CAPITOL: Lawmakers returned from a record-breaking walkout that nearly derailed the session to pass hundreds more bills in a last sprint toward sine die.
Returning from chemo, state worker has gone months without accurate pay
Weeks after state officials say they’ve resolved systemic errors that kept workers from being paid accurately, state employees are still waiting for money they’re owed.
Oregon self-service gasoline bill heads to governor’s desk
Oregonians would be allowed to pump their own gas across the state if Gov. Tina Kotek signs the bill, though gas stations must also offer full service for customers who want it.
State told 20,000 Oregon families to expect money for clothes but no money is coming
Elizabeth Sherwood, a single mom in Keizer, learned Wednesday she wouldn’t be getting help to buy her daughter new shoes after a state letter told her to expect a $270 payment in June. State officials say the letter to her and others was a mistake.
