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'OPB Politics Now': Oregon Governor Tina Kotek stops by OPB
The governor stopped by the studio to discuss her housing policy, the Trump administration and more.
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Providence, striking workers start mediation after Oregon governor’s urging
Three weeks in, the two sides say they want a quick resolution to the largest nurses' strike in state history.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek offers vision of brighter day on state’s toughest challenges
As the Legislature prepares to meet, the governor talked of "fragile" progress on a variety of crises.

Rural farmland north of Hillsboro will stay unchanged, Oregon governor says
No federal semiconductor research center, no urban growth boundary expansion in Hillsboro.

‘Phoning’ in a solution to chronic absenteeism: Educators dial landlines to support Salem-Keizer families
Volunteers, including Gov. Tina Kotek, participated in a phone bank and postcard-writing campaign to recognize families whose kids have come to school more often this year.

Gov. Kotek asks Biden to protect Oregon’s ‘Grand Canyon’ if Congress does not
Kotek wants the Biden administration to designate the Owyhee Canyonlands in southeastern Oregon a national monument if Congress won’t vote to protect it.

Woman released from prison after Oregon Supreme Court rules governor exceeded authority
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday that Gov. Tina Kotek didn’t have the authority to send a woman who completed her sentence one year ago back to prison, and ordered the woman’s immediate release.

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Oregon governor’s staffers raised concerns about role of first lady before exits
Emails released Friday confirm that senior members of the governor's team had questioned Aimee Kotek Wilson's expanding role.

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‘OPB Politics Now’: Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s wife wants a larger role, does that matter?
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s wife, Aimee Kotek Wilson, wants a larger role in state politics. What should Oregonians think of that? Does it matter?

Oregon’s First Lady gets new state-funded adviser amid departure of Kotek’s top aides
Oregon Department of Administrative Services staffer Meliah Masiba has been appointed adviser for the “Office of the First Spouse” starting March 25.