Critics of Oregon’s transportation tax hikes say they have enough signatures to let voters decide

They appear to have far surpassed that minimum requirement, although the signatures they’ve gathered still need to be ...

Updated staff list shows changes at Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek's office

Gov. Tina Kotek added seven new positions to her office between April and October, with six people leaving and 14 joining, public records show.
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Opponents of Oregon gas tax increase say they’ve cleared key hurdle to let voters weigh in

The initiative needed roughly 78,000 signatures by Dec. 30 to qualify for next year’s election. Backers say they have more ...
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Petitioners against Oregon transportation bill estimate 150,000 signatures

Petitioners across the state are continuing to gather signatures to overturn Oregon’s new transportation funding law. The ...
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Governor Kotek's new law targets gun violence in Oregon

Gov. Tina Kotek has signed Senate Bill 243, known as the Community Safety Firearms Act, into law. This legislation aims to ...
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Gov. Kotek orders state agencies to move faster on clean energy projects, electrification

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek issued an executive order meant to get agencies to identify barriers to clean energy projects and ...

Gov. Tina Kotek calls for focus on energy strategies, fewer barriers to climate projects

The executive order directs agencies to make changes to further Oregon's energy goals and report on their progress.

Voters may decide fate of Oregon transit funding as referendum surges past 150K signatures

Leaders of an effort to refer the controversial transportation bill to voters next fall say they've collected more than twice ...

Gov. Kotek announces $6 million in additional funds to support food security in Oregon

Governor Tina Kotek has announced an additional $6 million in funding to help strengthen food security in Oregon.