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Hillsboro Resident Charged with Assaulting Federal Law Enforcement Officer Near Local ICE Office
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Hillsboro resident made her first appearance in federal court today after assaulting a federal officer near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland. Samuel A. Westcott, 19, has been charged by...
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Governor Kotek Joins New Public Health Alliance to Safeguard Public Health for Oregonians
In a continued effort to protect and strengthen access to care for all Oregonians, Governor Tina Kotek today announced Oregon’s participation in the newly launched Governors Public Health Alliance, a multi-state partnership aimed at ensuring rapid...
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OEM Director Erin McMahon Speaks at Oregon Women Veterans Conference
Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) Director Erin McMahon joined women veterans from across the state as a featured speaker at the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs (ODVA) Women Veterans Conference, held at the Riverhouse Lodge...
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Plan for a Resilient Oregon Kicks Off Statewide Resilience Forum
Salem, OR — Today, the Plan for a Resilient Oregon (PRO), a resilience strategy under development by the Office of Governor Kotek, hosted the inaugural meeting of the Statewide Resilience Forum. The PRO will inform the work of Executive Branch...
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Oregon Earns 'F' in Shared Hope International’s 2025 'Just Like Me' Report Card
Recognizes Oregon for its Steady Legislative Progress and Collaborative Advocacy OR, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Shared Hope International (SHI), a national leader in combating child and youth sex trafficking, today...
Oregon Sports Law Institute Marks 12th Anniversary
Oregon Law’s unique, immersive—and now twelve years strong—Oregon Summer Sports Law Institute (SSLI) bolsters the education of law students from around the country determined to expand their expertise and gain a foothold in the sports law arena...
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Governor Kotek’s Homelessness Response Housed Thousands of Oregonians
Salem, OR — Today, Governor Tina Kotek and Oregon Housing Community Services (OHCS) announced that Oregon has rehoused 5,539 households since the Governor’s administration launched an aggressive response to the state's homelessness crisis when she...
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Register by October 14th to Receive a Ballot for the November 4th Special Election
The deadline to register to vote for the upcoming November 4, 2025, Special Election is Tuesday, October 14, 2025. “Every election counts, especially right now,” said Secretary of State Tobias Read. “This is how we hold government accountable to...
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ODHS begins sending notices October 15 about federal SNAP changes under H.R.1
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) began mailing notices Oct. 15, 2025, to people in Oregon who applied for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits between July 4 through Sept. 30, 2025, and whose food benefits...
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Governor Kotek Convenes 2025 Tribal-State Government-to-Government Summit
Salem, OR — This week, Governor Tina Kotek and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson attended the 2025 Tribal-State Government-to-Government Summit, co-hosted by the Coquille Indian Tribe at the Ko-Kwel Casino Resort in Coos Bay. "This week, the nine...
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Attorney General James Takes Action to Protect Clean Energy for Vulnerable Communities
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a coalition of plaintiffs in filing two lawsuits to protect billions of dollars in grant funding that would connect nearly one million households nationwide in low-income and vulnerable...
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Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Coalition in Defense of First Amendment Protections for Noncitizen Students and Faculty
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Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice
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October 15, 2025
Attorneys general urge the court to uphold First Amendment free speech protections in opposition to Trump Administration’s unconstitutional ideological deportation policy OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside the attorneys...
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ATG NEWS RELEASE: HAWAIʻI JOINS COALITION OF STATES INTERVENING IN ALLEGED CORRUPT HEWLETT PACKARD/JUNIPER NETWORKS MERGER SETTLEMENT
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL KA ʻOIHANA O KA LOIO KUHINA ANNE LOPEZ ATTORNEY GENERAL LOIO KUHINA HAWAIʻI JOINS COALITION OF STATES INTERVENING IN ALLEGED CORRUPT...
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Governor Kotek, Attorney General Rayfield, Mayor Wilson Respond to Administrative Stay
Today, Governor Tina Kotek, Attorney General Dan Rayfield, and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson issued a response to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals order, granting an administrative stay before the Ninth Circuit hears the Trump Administration’s...
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Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP Reminds Investors that a Securities Action Has Been Filed Against KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC)
NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP (“Scott+Scott”), an international shareholder litigation firm, alerts investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court...
Fighting Back Against ‘Solar for None’: Attorney General Bonta Sues Over Trump’s Latest Environmental Funding Termination
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Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice
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October 16, 2025
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), today joined a multistate coalition in suing to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s unlawful termination of the $7...
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Governor Kotek Directs Northern Command to Send National Guard Members Home
Portland, OR – In a correspondence sent today, Governor Tina Kotek directed the United States Northern Command to take immediate action to demobilize Oregon’s 200 National Guard citizen-soldiers and return the 200 California National Guard members...
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Governor Kotek, Attorney General Rayfield, Mayor Wilson Denounce Unauthorized Troop Deployment to Oregon
Governor Tina Kotek, Attorney General Dan Rayfield, and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson today issued the following statements after learning that California National Guard members arrived in Oregon overnight. Governor Kotek: “My administration is...
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Governor Kotek Directs State Agencies to Accelerate Renewable Energy Siting
Today, Governor Tina Kotek signed Executive Order 25-25 to accelerate the pace of renewable wind and solar project development in the state of Oregon before the clock runs out on critical federal clean energy tax credits. The Order directs...
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Governor Kotek: ‘The truth has prevailed'
Governor Tina Kotek issued a response to the U.S. District Court Ruling made today after the state argued that the President lacks authority under 10 U.S.C. §12406, which permits federalization of the Guard only in circumstances of invasion,...
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