/tags/kate-brown Kate Brown en-US Copyright Fri, 06 Jan 2023 14:37:32 GMT /politics-government/2023-01-06/after-leading-oregon-through-nonstop-crises-gov-kate-brown-leaves-office-with-a-complicated-legacy By 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. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 14:37:32 GMT /politics-government/2023-01-06/after-leading-oregon-through-nonstop-crises-gov-kate-brown-leaves-office-with-a-complicated-legacy Lauren Dake /law-and-justice/2022-12-28/brown-appoints-2-oregon-supreme-court-judges-in-her-final-days-as-governor When Kate Brown leaves office, she will have appointed every justice on the state’s highest court. She also announced other judicial appointments Wednesday. Wed, 28 Dec 2022 23:01:13 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-12-28/brown-appoints-2-oregon-supreme-court-judges-in-her-final-days-as-governor Lauren Dake /health-and-medicine/2022-12-08/oregon-governor-extends-emergency-order-as-respiratory-viruses-rise-among-children-and-adults Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is extending last month’s state of emergency as a surge of respiratory illnesses strains the state’s hospital systems. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:32:48 GMT /health-and-medicine/2022-12-08/oregon-governor-extends-emergency-order-as-respiratory-viruses-rise-among-children-and-adults April Ehrlich, Amelia Templeton /health-and-medicine/2022-08-25/from-a-planned-parenthood-clinic-oregon-governor-vows-fight-for-fundamental-abortion-rights 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. Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:30:44 GMT /health-and-medicine/2022-08-25/from-a-planned-parenthood-clinic-oregon-governor-vows-fight-for-fundamental-abortion-rights Amelia Templeton /law-and-justice/2022-06-24/west-coast-governors-promise-to-defend-abortion-rights 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. Fri, 24 Jun 2022 22:48:50 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-06-24/west-coast-governors-promise-to-defend-abortion-rights Amelia Templeton, Lauren Dake /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-03-23/jackson-fifth-oregon-county-to-declare-drought-emergency On Wednesday, Jackson County joined four other counties in Oregon declaring a drought emergency. Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:13:20 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-03-23/jackson-fifth-oregon-county-to-declare-drought-emergency Roman Battaglia /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-02-13/oregon-mayors-push-state-for-emergency-homeless-shelter-money-amid-camping-crackdown 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. Sun, 13 Feb 2022 16:14:16 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-02-13/oregon-mayors-push-state-for-emergency-homeless-shelter-money-amid-camping-crackdown Rebecca Ellis /politics-government/2022-02-03/state-of-the-state-oregon-gov-kate-brown-sees-positives-amid-the-turmoil 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. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 22:29:22 GMT /politics-government/2022-02-03/state-of-the-state-oregon-gov-kate-brown-sees-positives-amid-the-turmoil Lauren Dake /health-and-medicine/2022-02-01/oregon-misses-gov-browns-million-booster-deadline-for-january 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. Tue, 01 Feb 2022 21:47:07 GMT /health-and-medicine/2022-02-01/oregon-misses-gov-browns-million-booster-deadline-for-january Rob Manning /law-and-justice/2021-10-22/oregon-governor-grants-review-hearing-for-some-of-states-longest-serving-juvenile-offenders 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. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:23:02 GMT /law-and-justice/2021-10-22/oregon-governor-grants-review-hearing-for-some-of-states-longest-serving-juvenile-offenders Conrad Wilson