Opinion
Editorial: A stunning resignation – and a wake-up call – for OHSU
The bombshell resignation by Dr. Brian Druker from his role at OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute is the latest setback of many for the institution, the editorial board writes. OHSU leaders must recognize ...
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Editorial: A stunning resignation – and a wake-up call – for OHSU
Even Druker’s understated language cannot mask how piercing his criticism is ... with the current medical school dean until Gov. Tina Kotek stepped in. That long list doesn’t even include ...
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek pushes out heavy agenda leading into the new year
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has been working furiously the past 30 days launching her budget proposal and closing the door on a special session to deal with costs associated with a record-breaking 2024 ...
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Kotek won’t designate rural land for chip industry after all as Oregon’s hopes for research hub fade
Gov. Tina Kotek dropped plans to designate rural land near Hillsboro for industrial development on Friday as Oregon’s odds of winning a federally backed semiconductor research hub before a ...
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Governor Kotek orders Oregon flags at half-staff to honor President Jimmy Carter
PORTLAND, Ore. — Governor Tina Kotek has ordered flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in remembrance of President Jimmy Carter. This directive follows a Presidential ...
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Oregon’s top Democrats begin thinking through a Trump response
On Monday, Gov. Tina Kotek met with the rest of Oregon’s statewide officials – Attorney General-elect Dan Rayfield, Secretary of State-elect Tobias Read, Treasurer-elect Elizabeth Steiner ...
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Kotek looks to tweak her signature housing legislation from 2019, aide says
Gov. Tina Kotek next year will revisit a signature housing law that she shepherded through the Oregon Legislature as House Speaker in 2019, according to an aide. Five years ago, Kotek championed ...
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Kotek signs $218M bill to cover 2024’s historic wildfire season
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill on Friday allocating $218 million to cover costs after the state’s historic wildfire season. The Oregon legislature passed the ...
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Oregon Gov. Kotek, lawmakers say state needs to keep focus on housing, education, mental health
PORTLAND — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek doubled down Monday on her requests for more funding and more attention for housing, homelessness, behavioral health and education ahead of a legislative ...
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Editorial: Gov. Kotek's budget says no to OSU-Cascades
Gov. Tina Kotek’s proposed budget has winners and losers. Support for people going through homelessness is a winner. Increasing housing is a winner. K-12 education gets special support.
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Rural farmland north of Hillsboro will stay unchanged, Oregon governor says
Tina Kotek has made a decision: The governor will not use her executive power to expand the city’s urban growth boundary. Earlier this fall, Kotek kicked off the process to bring 373 acres of ...