Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek held a symbolic signing ceremony for seven new public safety bills Monday afternoon, touting legislation aimed at cracking down on “ghost guns” and fentanyl, bolstering Oregon’s overloaded public ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore.– Governor Tina Kotek visited Grants Pass Wednesday and met with a number of local organizations on her listening tour. She said there are a handful of programs in Josephine County she wants to expand statewide. Governor Kotek ...
SALEM, Ore.– Governor Tina Kotek signed a handful of bills Thursday, aimed at addressing homelessness. Meanwhile, organizations in the Rogue Valley are still distributing the money from the governor’s homeless state of emergency. Senate Bill 5511 includes over $100 million ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.– Jackson County is receiving nearly $9 million as part of Governor Kotek’s homelessness state of emergency. The funds will be divided up among a number of cities and organizations, like Medford and Ashland. Governor Kotek’s plan includes ...
Author: Jamie Parfitt, Pat Dooris (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Whether you live in Oregon or outside of the state, and voted for Governor Tina Kotek or against her, the success of a state’s governor is something in which everyone ...
SOUTHERN OREGON — We told you last month, Governor Tina Kotek put together a ‘Housing Production Advisory Council’. Now, we’re learning more about the recommendations it officially proposed. The deadline for the council to submit an official recommendation was April ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– Money from Governor Tina Kotek’s homeless state of emergency is expected to arrive in Jackson County in the next couple weeks. That means the City of Medford may soon take action. All of Jackson County is expected to ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– After the state legislature passed a $200 million homeless package Wednesday, local organizations are starting work on the governors state of emergency. Governor Kotek’s state of emergency includes $130 million in funding statewide. Access said it’s working on ...
SALEM, Ore.– A new $200 million affordable housing package passed in the state legislature with bipartisan support. Local officials said the money should start to roll over the next few weeks. Since declaring a homeless state of emergency on her ...
SALEM, Ore. – One day after officially taking office, Governor Tina Kotek issued three executive orders to tackle Oregon’s homelessness crisis. The governor set a statewide housing production goal of 36,000 per year, declared a “homelessness state of emergency, and ...