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SALEM, Ore. — Governor Kate Brown declared a drought emergency in Coos County Friday. This is the fourth such declaration in Southern Oregon. The Governor has already declared the same in Klamath, Jackson, and Curry counties. The Governor’s office said it was …

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon businesses are still encouraged to apply for a loan the Paycheck Protection Program through the Small Business Association. In a press release Friday, Governor Kate Brown’s office said most of the loans will be forgivable for the majority …

SALEM, Ore. — Governor Kate Brown plans to hold a press conference Thursday morning to announce the list of counties approved to reopen under phase one. Under Phase I of her plan, counties would be able to reopen as early as Friday, …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — With some Jackson County businesses potentially able to re-open their doors as early as Friday, May 15 as part of phase one in the state’s re-opening… county commissioners are confident. Commissioner, Rick Dyer, says the good news is …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Washington’s governor is distributing federal CARES funds to local governments. A Jackson County Commissioner says that’s exactly what Governor Kate Brown needs to do in Oregon. Republican Jackson County Commissioner, Rick Dyer, says the state of Oregon hasn’t …

PORTLAND, Ore. – At a press briefing Friday evening, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced plans to implement a ‘Stay at Home’ order starting next week. While no official order was made Friday night by Governor Brown, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County …

Governor Kate Brown held a press conference earlier today explaining her decision to close public K-12 schools in Oregon for two weeks. The decision came down late Thursday night. The Governor says it was made as a last resort. She says she …

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 in a …

Salem, Ore. — Oregon Governor Kate Brown has selected Bev Clarno to serve as Oregon Secretary of State. Clarno, a Republican, is a former Oregon House Speaker and Senate Republican Leader. The move comes after the previous Secretary of State, former Central …

MEDFORD, ORE. —  The November election is just a little more than a month away. Governor Kate Brown and Representative Knute Buehler got the chance to reach out to voters in Southern Oregon Thursday night, in a televised debate on NBC5. Brown and …