Cities are looking for $125 million annually in ongoing funding and about $150 million in one-time construction funding.
Author: By Julia Shumway – Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek takes office with a promise to ‘make things better’
Tina Kotek plans to declare a homelessness state of emergency and sign an executive order calling for more housing on her first full day as governor on Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Housing will be Oregon Legislature’s top focus in 2023, Democratic leader says
Oregon is short thousands of homes and legislators may focus on building houses for workers when they convene in Salem for the 2023 legislative session.
Gov. Kate Brown commutes 17 death sentences, ending the state’s death row
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday, Dec. 13, announced clemency for 17 people on death row. They will instead serve life without parole. She has made clemency a main focus of her governorship, issuing pardons or commutations for nearly 50,000 people.
Kotek announces 36-county listening tour, framework for first year as governor
Gov.-elect Tina Kotek said housing, mental health, addiction and schools will lead her priority list. She plans to visit every county in the state during her first year in office, she told business leaders in Portland on Monday, Dec. 12.
Three of four Oregon legislative caucuses select leaders
The Oregon Senate gets the first new president in 20 years while Republican leaders still preside over a delegation in the minority in Salem.
Oregon economists expect a ‘mild’ recession beginning in 2023
State economist say Oregonians can expect a mild recession to develop next summer, with impacts greater on areas where construction is a prime driver of the local economy.
Democrat Tina Kotek declares victory, pledges to work on homelessness as Oregon governor
With a growing lead of nearly 55,000 votes, Democrat Tina Kotek on Friday claimed the win in the Oregon governor’s race. Republican Christine Drazan and her supporters meanwhile were waiting for more votes to be counted.
VOTE 2022: Next governor faces significant challenge in housing crisis
Communities across Oregon face a wave of homelessness, as residents struggle with costs that put homes out of their reach. In this part of the Vote 2022 series, the three leading candidates for Oregon governor discuss the problem and what they would do to solve it.
Oregon governor candidates debate education, housing, abortion in Bend
Democrat Tina Kotek, Republican Christine Drazan and nonaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson pressed their cases to be the next Oregon governor in a debate Tuesday night in Bend.
