Dave Baden, the deputy director of policy and programs at the Oregon Health Authority, is the new acting director of the ...

The agency has a tumultuous history with its leadership. Its previous director, Stephen Singer, battled Oregon’s former chief ...

Oregon Criminal Justice Commission Executive Director Ken Sanchagrin was appointed by the governor as the interim director at ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Gov. Tina Kotek is addressing the public defender shortage crisis by announcing a new interim ...

Governor Tina Kotek announced new leadership for the Oregon Public Defense Commission Thursday and outlined expectations for ...

Gov. Tina Kotek fired Jessica Kampfe, the head of Oregon’s Public Defense Commission, Thursday morning. “It is unacceptable ...

Governor Tina Kotek has appointed Ken Sanchagrin as the interim head of the Oregon Public Defense Commission to address the ...

At a roundtable hosted by Gov. Tina Kotek, more than a dozen business leaders described a dire situation under President ...

Gov. Tina Kotek fired Oregon’s public defense leader amid an ongoing shortage of public defense attorneys in the state and announced new leadership on Thursday.

Jessica Kampfe led the Oregon Public Defense Commission through its overhaul since 2023, but has also gotten criticism for the worsening unrepresented crisis.

Business leaders from around Oregon shared the impacts of new tariffs with Gov. Tina Kotek and Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner on ...