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

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

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

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

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.

The agency has a tumultuous history with its leadership. Its previous director, Stephen Singer, battled Oregon’s former chief ...

Gov. Tina Kotek met with Oregon business leaders, economists and state officials Wednesday to discuss the financial toll ...

At a roundtable hosted by Gov. Tina Kotek, more than a dozen business leaders described a dire situation under President ...

Gov. Tina Kotek and Oregon business leaders met on Wednesday for a roundtable discussion on the local impacts of President ...

Oregon’s congressional delegation has asked U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to quickly declare a fishery disaster ...

Oregon Criminal Justice Commission Executive Director Ken Sanchagrin was appointed by the governor as the interim director at ...

Governor Tina Kotek convened Oregon businesses for a roundtable Wednesday to discuss the potential impacts of President Trump ...