MEDFORD, Ore.- January 9th marks Governor Kotek’s first year in office, and she is continuing statewide efforts toward addressing the homeless crisis by signing two executive orders. The first of those orders, EO 24-02, will maintain added capacity to the state’s ...
SALEM, Ore. – Governor Tina Kotek announced drought emergencies in two more Oregon counties Friday. Due to Lake and Sherman counties experiencing moderate to severe drought conditions, the governor’s office used an executive order to declare drought emergencies. Governor Kotek’s ...
SALEM, Ore. – Wednesday, an executive order was announced by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to the state’s higher education institutions. They are directed to move their classes online as part of a statewide effort to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. ...
SALEM, Ore. – Governor Kate Brown is taking executive action on climate change in Oregon. Democrats signature Cap-and-Trade bill died in the legislature, along with dozens of other bills, after Republicans walked out of the Senate for the second year ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump signed an executive order to withhold government money from colleges that don’t promise to protect free speech. The order affects at least $40 billion in grant and research money that federal agencies oversee. Pres. Trump ...
Ashland, Ore.- Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Congressman Greg Walden were joined Saturday by dozens of locals who came to share their viewpoints on the expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. All were hoping to take advantage of the ...
In part one of NBC5’s special report on a doctor shortage, it was explained how Jackson, Josephine and Klamath counties are known as federally-designated ‘Health Professional Shortage Areas’ – meaning there aren’t enough doctors. In part two, NBC5 is looking at how these ...
SALEM, Ore. – Governor Kate Brown announced she is taking action to address the cost of Oregon’s Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). The announcement comes as Gov. Brown releases executive branch strategies to reduce overhead costs in state government. Last ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for the review of America’s national monuments. Now, local politicians are reacting to a potential review of a monument in southern Oregon. In June of 2000, President ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday that creates a task to promote America’s agriculture and rural prosperity. The order establishes the “Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity.” The task force will be charged ...