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Gov. Tina Kotek abandons nominations to Oregon forestry board after pushback
11 May 2024 00:06 GMT
… considerable criticism of the Governor’s office, [the Oregon Department of Forestry … onto the leg of a Democrat if they’re behaving badly … recent years. In 2020, then-Gov. Kate Brown failed to secure confirmations for …
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How Oregon's response to extreme heat differs from Florida's new law
10 May 2024 23:08 GMT
… in Oregon
After Perez died, then-Gov. Kate Brown directed the Oregon Occupational … 10 million toward the Oregon Worker Relief Coalition for … in the United States.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek also signed … )
Dianne Lugo covers the Oregon Legislature and equity issues. …
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Oregon Supreme Court sides with woman alleging Kotek caused her wrongful imprisonment
09 May 2024 19:13 GMT
… was commuted during former Gov. Kate Brown’s tenure.
Court documents … , then-Governor Brown issued commutations for several Oregon inmates in … didn’t learn that Governor Kotek had reversed the … principles, including that the Governor lacks authority to revoke …
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Oregon Supreme Court orders immediate release of woman whose commutation was revoked
09 May 2024 18:22 GMT
… Oregon appellate courts have weighed in on the governor’ … ruling, the Oregon Supreme Court found the governor’s clemency … In December 2020, then-Gov. Kate Brown commuted Terri Brown’s sentence … disagreed, finding that the governor’s conditional commutation didn …
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Woman released from prison after Oregon Supreme Court rules governor exceed authority
09 May 2024 14:48 GMT
… prison early, after then-Gov. Kate Brown granted her a commutation. …
Commutation refers to the governor’s power to change … governor’s office was represented by attorneys with the Oregon … Department of Justice.
“The governor’s plenary …
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Three Democratic candidates run to replace Dexter in deep blue Portland district
09 May 2024 14:04 GMT
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Name: Shannon Jones Isadore
Party: Democratic
Age: 54
Residence: Portland
Education … .
Former Gov. Kate Brown has endorsed Isadore as have Bynum, the Oregon Education Association …
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Oregon Republicans running for secretary of state target mail voting, stoke voter fraud claims
09 May 2024 14:04 GMT
… election engineering” and accused Democrats of ramping up a … Tim McCloud
McCloud ran for governor in 2022, placing 10th … public administration at Eastern Oregon University, no degree
Current … state Shemia Fagan and Kate Brown for having “significant ethical …
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Oregon Supreme Court finds woman at Coffee Creek was illegally imprisoned
08 May 2024 23:45 GMT
… discharged from custody.”
The Oregon Justice Resource Center, … pressures on prisons. Then-Gov. Kate Brown commuted the sentences in … the clarification about the governor’s clemency powers.
The … a spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Corrections.
Unexpected …
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Democratic Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read want to bring stability to Secretary of State’s Office
08 May 2024 14:07 GMT
… then-Secretary of State Kate Brown becoming governor after John Kitzhaber … the office that oversees Oregon’s elections, audits state … to now-Gov. Tina Kotek in the Democratic primary.
The … registered, newly arrived in Oregon, a positive experience,” Read …
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Happy Mother's Day to More Than 60 of Our Favorite LGBTQ+ Moms
12 May 2024 16:23 GMT
… activist, currently serving as a Democratic committeewoman in Manhattan. They are … .'"
Kate Brown
Kate Brown, who is bisexual, became governor of Oregon in 2015 after … CNN and an often outspoken Democratic political analyst. Rosen was formerly …