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Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBAfter leading Oregon through nonstop crises, Gov. Kate Brown leaves office with a complicated legacyBy the end, even her fellow Democrats were criticizing her work as governor. But a closer look reveals a longer list of accomplishments than conventional wisdom suggests. -
Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBWhen Kate Brown leaves office, she will have appointed every justice on the state鈥檚 highest court. She also announced other judicial appointments Wednesday.
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is extending last month鈥檚 state of emergency as a surge of respiratory illnesses strains the state鈥檚 hospital systems. -
On the day the near-total ban on abortions goes into effect in Idaho, Planned Parent leaders in Oregon say visits from out-of-state patients needing abortions are already up. -
On Friday, the Democratic governors of Oregon, California and Washington announced a coordinated effort to strengthen legal protections for abortion providers and patients who travel to the West Coast from states where the practice is banned. -
On Wednesday, Jackson County joined four other counties in Oregon declaring a drought emergency. -
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is leading a lobbying effort to pressure the state to immediately fund temporary homeless shelters a week after announcing a planned crackdown on homeless camps near busy roadways. -
Gov. Kate Brown delivered her final state of the state address Thursday, acknowledging the turmoil the state has faced under her tenure. But she also listed a number of tangible wins for the state. -
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown set a goal for an additional million more people to receive COVID-19 vaccine booster shots by the end of January. Barely half of that got them. -
Gov. Kate Brown has granted more than 70 adults in custody who committed crimes as juveniles the opportunity to argue for their release before the state's parole board after 15 years in prison. Some are charged with crimes like murder, assault and manslaughter. -
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown urged communities Tuesday to rally together to reduce community spread of COVID-19, and reduce the chance that a child or educator will contract the coronavirus and start an outbreak. -
In a dispute with little apparent precedent, the Legislature is declining to abide Brown鈥檚 decision to trim a bill passed last year. Legislative officials contend the vetoes were illegal. -
Gov. Kate Brown won't close Warner Creek Correctional Facility in Lake County. It was set to close in July 2022. -
The deal announced on Friday comes days after Gov. Brown sent a blistering letter about lawmaker's plans for funding K-12 education.
