Gov. Tina Kotek is hosting another roundtable discussion with local members of the media, Monday afternoon. The topics of the ...

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

Gov. Tina Kotek fired Jessica Kampfe, the head of Oregon’s Public Defense Commission, Thursday morning. “It is unacceptable ...

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.

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

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

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

Gov. Tina Kotek fired Jessica Kampfe, the head of Oregon Public Defense Commission, Thursday morning. The agency oversees indigent defense for thousands of people charged with crimes who cannot ...

SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek doubled down Tuesday on her directive to Oregon schools last week to ignore the Trump Administration’s demands to cut diversity-equity-inclusion ...

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