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The money, approved early in the legislative session, will build more shelter beds, help prevent evictions, devote resources to rural counties and help homeless youth.
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Patients with a history of opioid use would get increased access to overdose reversal medications under a bill backed by Gov. Tina Kotek and top legislative leaders.
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OPB's "Think Out Loud" host Dave Miller talked with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek about homelessness, affordable housing, education and other top challenges facing the state.
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Oregon lawmakers plan to spend nearly $200 million within the next few weeks to address housing and homelessness, describing it as a “down payment” with more to come.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is proposing a budget that represents an historic high in school funding during a time of historic need. But some K-12 and higher education experts argue it isn’t enough.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has rolled out her first budget plan. She's focused, not surprisingly, on big investments in housing, education and behavioral health.
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Housing is the priority this session, but lawmakers also face challenges in behavioral health, education and a lack of public defenders.
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As the 2023 Oregon legislative session begins in earnest on Tuesday, there's new leadership, a host of new faces and some very familiar problems.
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Portland State expert Marisa Zapata says Kotek's three executive orders are a good start that will require big money, a shift in public sector thinking and cooperation from local governments.
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Newly-inaugurated Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed three executive orders aimed at jumpstarting the state's quest to end homelessness.
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Gov.-elect Tina Kotek takes office, pledging to ramp up the building of new homes and forge connections with people across the state.
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After 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.
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The governor-elect is focusing on housing, health care and education during her tour.
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The new governor will face a $560 million funding gap as she crafts a budget proposal.