Nation Dec 14 Oregon governor commutes sentences of all inmates awaiting state execution By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press
Education Mar 05 Oregon governor ordering teachers to return to classroom The state's coronavirus case numbers have fallen significantly and Oregon put teachers ahead of older residents in the line for the COVID-19 vaccine. By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press
Nation Sep 11 Watch 7:13 Oregon’s governor on her state’s wildfire crisis and ongoing racial protests This historic early fire season is devastating in its scope and toll. With fires merging and moving closer to Portland, that city now has the worst air quality of any in the world. Officials say they need twice as many…
Nation Sep 10 Gov. Brown says over 900,000 acres burned in Oregon At a news conference Thursday, she said there have been fatalities but the exact number is not yet known. There have been at least three reported fire deaths in the state. By Associated Press
Nation Sep 01 Sheriffs criticize governor’s plan to curb Portland violence A plan by the governor of Oregon to use sheriff's deputies from surrounding counties to help patrol Portland following a deadly shooting was sharply criticized by law enforcement officials. By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press
Apr 08 Oregon governor says state’s schools will stay closed through academic year By Associated Press The announcement places the state’s more than 550,000 students and their teachers in uncharted territory as districts with vastly different resources plan for weeks of remote learning. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 6:49 To solve opioid epidemic, governors say there need to be federal dollars behind pledges By PBS News Hour The governors of Maryland and Oregon are making an urgent call for greater federal help to deal with the opioid epidemic in their hard-hit states. Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md., and Gov. Kate Brown, D-Ore., sit down with William Brangham to… Continue watching
May 05 Oregon passes bill that expands background checks for gun sales By Sheila V Kumar, Associated Press SALEM, Ore. — An Oregon bill expanding background checks to encompass nearly all gun sales in the state made it through the Legislature on Monday, overcoming obstacles that stymied two previous attempts to pass similar laws. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Afghan civilian casualties rose in 2014 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a UN report found that civilian deaths and injuries in Afghanistan rose by 22 percent last year. It also said more Afghans died in battles between the Taliban and government forces than from bombs, unlike… Continue watching
Feb 18 Oregon’s Kate Brown becomes first openly bisexual governor in nation By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Kate Brown was sworn in Wednesday as Oregon's governor following an influence-peddling scandal that prompted the resignation of fellow Democrat John Kitzhaber, who had been the state's longest-serving chief executive before his swift fall from grace. Continue reading