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

But it comes with a condition: The money should be spent on programs that get students reading and writing at grade level.

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

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.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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