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

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

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

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

Gov. Tina Kotek directed the Oregon Health Authority to replace the head of the state’s public psychiatric hospital Friday after learning more details about a patient’s recent death.

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

A judge pressed pause Monday on Gov. Tina Kotek’s controversial executive order that would ensure union participation in nearly all state-funded construction projects. Kotek’s Dec. 18 order ...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek assesses flooding damage in Harney County and pledges state and federal aid for recovery.

In a hearing Monday morning, Circuit Court Judge Thomas M. Hart issued an injunction, barring Kotek’s administration from moving forward with a policy that critics say would benefit Kotek’s ...

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Governor Tina Kotek said the leadership overhaul at the Oregon State Hospital is a "fresh start" for the embattled state facility at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.

Gov. Tina Kotek and Bureau of Labor and Industries Commissioner Christina Stephenson have announced a joint effort to protect students from bullying, discrimination and harassment based on race ...

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