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A spate of lightning storms coupled with hot dry weather has created high-risk wildfire conditions earlier than expected, officials said.
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The proposal aims to narrow district funding gaps caused by rising costs and an end of extra federal funding in September.
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Ethics laws allow Oregon First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson to work in governor’s office, commission saysWhile not surprising, the findings could pave the way for an expanded role for Kotek Wilson in the executive office on a volunteer basis
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Panel evenly split over whether to investigate case further, ethics chair pushes for a deeper investigation.
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Goldschmidt, once a towering figure in state and national politics, admitted sexually abusing a teenager and attempting to cover it up.
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Kotek had scrapped plans earlier this month to nominate two men to the Oregon Forestry Board.
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Nominations to the board that sets state timber policy are often fought over by logging and environmental interests.
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The state’s high court ruled Gov. Tina Kotek didn’t have the power to revoke a commutation after a person completed their sentence. The justices wrote that Terri Lee Brown’s “imprisonment is unlawful.” Kotek revoked Brown’s commutation last year.
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Emails show the governor plans to send Ivan Gall for state Senate confirmation May 29.
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Oregon's governor backtracked less than a week following the release of thousands of pages of emails that illustrated strong concerns among her top staffers regarding the growing role of the first lady.
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Emails released Friday confirm that senior members of the governor's team had questioned Aimee Kotek Wilson's expanding role.
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Leaders in Oregon want the federal government to award the state a National Semiconductor Technology Center. As much as $5 billion in CHIPS Act funding could go towards the new center.
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Kotek has replaced her top three aides whose departure was tied to First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson’s growing role in the governor’s administration.
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Deputy General Counsel Lindsey Burrows becomes the fourth staffer to leave Kotek's office in a month, though it's not clear if her departure is connected to others.