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Oregon ethics laws don’t bar First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson from unpaid work in wife’s administration
Susan Myers, executive director of the Oregon Ethics Commission, cautioned that the advice was based narrowly on what is allowable under Oregon’s ethics laws.
Supreme Court’s public camping ruling will have ‘little or no impact’ on Portland, city says
A state law passed in 2021 requires that local rules that regulate where homeless individuals can sit, lie or sleep outdoors on public property must be “objectively reasonable."
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Portland will begin enforcing new homeless camping ban Monday
The city will narrowly focus enforcement at first on homeless camps that it believes present the greatest health and safety risks.
Opaque PAC that spent big attacking Oregon congressional candidate finally discloses donors – a month after election
Voters for Responsive Government received nearly $4 million from nine donors in May.
Oregon State Hospital failed to conduct hourly checks to ensure patients were ‘alive and breathing’
It's the latest in a string of deficiencies investigators have found at the state psychiatric hospital.
U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer doesn’t want to talk about Donald Trump conviction
“It’s disappointing that the national narrative continues overshadowing the kitchen table issues Oregon families are facing,” Chavez-DeRemer said.
Republican Oregon House member who supported abortion access, gender-affirming care bill ousted from office
Elsewhere, a Republican state senator facing an unusual primary challenge retained his seat.
All Oregon voters should have received ballots. Contact your county if you haven’t
The Secretary of State’s Office required all counties to mail ballots by Tuesday at the very latest.
More than 9,000 Multnomah County voters to receive new ballots after elections office error
The voters who received the incorrect ballots live in three precincts in and around Gresham.
Tina Kotek’s wife was deeply involved in administration long before governor began push to expand her role
Aimee Kotek Wilson has met regularly with top staffers in the governor’s office and external parties in the behavioral health sphere since last year.
Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote, change your party affiliation for the May 21 primary
There are more than 3 million registered voters in Oregon, but 1.3 million aren’t registered as either a Democrat or Republican.
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