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Gov. Tina Kotek declared drought emergencies in Lincoln and Baker counties as much of Oregon faces drought conditions that ...
The governor had indicated she would ban phones in schools when a bill that would have done the same thing died in the Oregon ...
By the middle of the upcoming school year, Oregon students will not be allowed to use their cellphones in school. Gov. Tina Kotek on July 2 issued an executive order to Oregon’s 197 school districts, ...
After proposed legislation failed to pass a senate committee, an executive order made Oregon the latest state to restrict ...
I don’t care how tired you are," Kotek said toward lawmakers. "I don’t care what your vacation plans are. We are going to ...
Gov. Tina Kotek and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced a major wave of layoffs impacting state workers ...
Tina Kotek should call legislators back to Salem for a special session on transportation funding. Legislators went home from ...
Kotek issued Executive Order 2513, declaring the emergency after Lincoln County has been in severe drought since June 17.
Gov. Tina Kotek blamed Republicans for the state Legislature’s failure to pass a bill this session that would have provided ...
Over 480 Oregon Department of Transportation employees received layoff notices due to a lack of funding, with the number ...
In an attempt to avert a funding hole at ODOT, Kotek spent a good portion of the day holed up in the Capitol. In meetings ...
Gov. Tina Kotek signed an executive order Wednesday that requires a cellphone ban for K-12 students in schools. Some ...