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POV: You’re doom-scrolling but here’s the good news from Oregon. 🌲
Oregon has just signed a new statewide shelter system into law.
“This policy and this new program approach will provide clarity and consistency and intentionality,” Kotek said
Homeless shelters from Ashland to Portland to the Wallowas will now have one thing in common
“This policy and this new program approach will provide clarity and consistency and intentionality,” Kotek said
www.oregonlive.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Oregon has just signed a new statewide shelter system into law.
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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson continues to slowly build his way toward opening 1,500 shelter beds by Dec. 1.
City confirms newest overnight-only shelter to open soon in SW Portland
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson continues to slowly build his way toward opening 1,500 shelter beds by Dec. 1.
www.oregonlive.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson continues to slowly build his way toward opening 1,500 shelter beds by Dec. 1.
Medical debt should never be a part of your credit score, thanks @tinakotek.bsky.social!
If you get sick, the last thing you should have to worry about is your credit score. I signed SB 605 to ensure medical debt won’t affect your credit score.
July 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Medical debt should never be a part of your credit score, thanks @tinakotek.bsky.social!
We love bipartisan solutions for Oregon!
As Governor, I work with everyone to get real results for Oregonians. From health care to public safety to education, here are just a few of the bipartisan laws I’ve signed to move Oregon forward 🧵
July 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
We love bipartisan solutions for Oregon!
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You can vote once a day until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, July 15.
Vote for the Portland area’s best ice cream in our Readers Choice Awards
You can vote once a day until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, July 15.
www.oregonlive.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
You can vote once a day until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, July 15.
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March 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Congress did the unthinkable, and I’m angry. I won’t forget what I heard from Oregonians who shared their stories about how federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP will harm them. We have to stay together and keep fighting, no matter what D.C. Republicans do.
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Governor Kotek holds Bend roundtable, decries proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP food programs
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek convened a roundtable in Bend on Wednesday afternoon to hear from rural Oregon health care experts, providers and food system specialists about what she fears w...
ktvz.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Congress did the unthinkable, and I’m angry. I won’t forget what I heard from Oregonians who shared their stories about how federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP will harm them. We have to stay together and keep fighting, no matter what D.C. Republicans do.
ktvz.com/news/governm...
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Governor Kotek just signed an executive order to implement cell phone-free schools across Oregon. This is good news for our students and teachers.
The research is clear: cell phone use can create a trifecta of consequences for our young people – mental health issues, safety in school, and distraction from learning. I signed this order to stand up for the promise of every student in every corner of the state.
July 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Governor Kotek just signed an executive order to implement cell phone-free schools across Oregon. This is good news for our students and teachers.
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Let’s accelerate the clean energy transition, modernize our energy grid, and help lower energy bills. We need to build and sustain the workforce to get it done. Great work!
Chemeketa Community College launches program to boost Oregon’s renewable energy workforce
The Oregon Department of Energy awarded Chemeketa Community College more than $600,000 to increase its renewable energy workforce.
www.opb.org
June 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Let’s accelerate the clean energy transition, modernize our energy grid, and help lower energy bills. We need to build and sustain the workforce to get it done. Great work!
We're so back baby. #pdx
The Washington Post has ranked the top airports in the country:
1) Portland
2) Long Beach
3) Ronald Reagan Washington National
4) Minneapolis-Saint Paul
5) Seattle Paine Field
6) Rhode Island T.F. Green
7) Albuquerque
8) Indianapolis
9) Salt Lake City
10) Detroit Metro
1) Portland
2) Long Beach
3) Ronald Reagan Washington National
4) Minneapolis-Saint Paul
5) Seattle Paine Field
6) Rhode Island T.F. Green
7) Albuquerque
8) Indianapolis
9) Salt Lake City
10) Detroit Metro
June 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
We're so back baby. #pdx
Portland > Las Vegas
“We had enough of Vegas,” Caldwell said. “I’d been searching for a town that we felt was more community-driven, and maybe a little bit more of a relaxed atmosphere compared to Vegas.”
This North Portland patisserie just won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Bakery.
“We had enough of Vegas,” Caldwell said. “I’d been searching for a town that we felt was more community-driven, and maybe a little bit more of a relaxed atmosphere compared to Vegas.”
This North Portland patisserie just won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Bakery.
In conversation with the nation’s most Outstanding Bakery: Portland’s JinJu Patisserie
This week, North Portland's JinJu Patisserie won the James Beard Award for the Outstanding Bakery. Its owners, Jin Caldwell and Kyurim Lee, incorporate Asian flavors with traditional French patisserie...
www.opb.org
June 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Portland > Las Vegas
“We had enough of Vegas,” Caldwell said. “I’d been searching for a town that we felt was more community-driven, and maybe a little bit more of a relaxed atmosphere compared to Vegas.”
This North Portland patisserie just won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Bakery.
“We had enough of Vegas,” Caldwell said. “I’d been searching for a town that we felt was more community-driven, and maybe a little bit more of a relaxed atmosphere compared to Vegas.”
This North Portland patisserie just won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Bakery.
Wyden, Merkley criticize proposal to require sale of some public lands in the West
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Wyden, Merkley criticize proposal to require sale of some public lands in the West - Baker City Herald
Oregon’s U.S. senators are criticizing a provision in a federal budget bill that would require the sale of about 3.3 million acres of public land in the West, potentially including parcels in Oregon.
bakercityherald.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Wyden, Merkley criticize proposal to require sale of some public lands in the West
Read more at: bakercityherald.com/2025/06/16/w...
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U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced a bill on Friday aimed at preventing the Western Monarch butterfly and other important pollinators from going extinct.
Oregon Senator Merkley introduces federal Monarch butterfly protection bill
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced a bill on Friday aimed at preventing the Western Monarch butterfly and other important pollinators from going extinct.
www.kptv.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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USA Today ranked the best doughnut shops in the U.S. A beloved Portland-area chain made the list, and so did an Oregon college town favorite.
This Portland doughnut shop is one of the country’s 10 best
USA Today ranked the best doughnut shops in the U.S. A beloved Portland-area chain made the list, and so did an Oregon college town favorite.
www.oregonlive.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
USA Today ranked the best doughnut shops in the U.S. A beloved Portland-area chain made the list, and so did an Oregon college town favorite.
Just last week, @tinakotek.bsky.social was in Central Oregon hearing from rural doctors, hospital administrators, and food bank specialists about the proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
@sourceweekly.bsky.social w/ more:
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Gov. Kotek Comes to Bend to Discuss Cuts to Government Assistance
The governor attended a roundtable with local and rural experts to discuss how proposed Medicaid and SNAP cuts would impact Oregonians
www.bendsource.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Just last week, @tinakotek.bsky.social was in Central Oregon hearing from rural doctors, hospital administrators, and food bank specialists about the proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
@sourceweekly.bsky.social w/ more:
@sourceweekly.bsky.social w/ more:
“This is gonna affect every part of our state," Kotek said. https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/gov-kotek-says-potential-cuts-to-medicaid-snap-could-spell-disaster-for-oregons-most-vulnerable-populations/?cid=bluesky_
Gov. Kotek says potential cuts to Medicaid, SNAP could spell disaster for Oregon’s most vulnerable populations
“This is gonna affect every part of our state if these cuts goes through. But mostly, our rural and frontier areas are going to be devastated,” Kotek said in a press conference on Wedne…
www.koin.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“When you cut SNAP, you’re not cutting bureaucracy, you’re cutting a child’s dinner,” Kotek said.
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“You’re not cutting bureaucracy, you’re cutting a child’s dinner,” Gov. Tina Kotek protests.
‘People will go hungry:’ Oregon leaders decry Republican plan to cut federal food benefits
“You’re not cutting bureaucracy, you’re cutting a child’s dinner,” Gov. Tina Kotek protests.
www.oregonlive.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“When you cut SNAP, you’re not cutting bureaucracy, you’re cutting a child’s dinner,” Kotek said.
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Progress for those who haven’t washed their cars.
There is some chance (and sometimes a good chance) of rain from Thursday evening through Sunday, and even into early next week.
Thursday stays mostly dry, with Portland’s showers returning around evening rush hour
There is some chance (and sometimes a good chance) of rain from Thursday evening through Sunday, and even into early next week.
www.oregonlive.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Progress for those who haven’t washed their cars.
May 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Tariffs won’t be #progress for Oregon.
We are grateful to have the support of @repbonamici.bsky.social in our fight against President Trump’s unlawful use of tariffs #orpol
I am grateful that Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is leading the legal challenge to this abuse of power, and several of my colleagues and I have signed onto an amicus brief in support of this important case.
May 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Tariffs won’t be #progress for Oregon.
"Portland is open for business." — Andrew Colas, CEO of Colas Construction, backs Gov Kotek & Mayor Wilson’s plan for 5,000 new homes to tackle the housing crisis and speed up building.
@tinakotek.bsky.social @mayorkwilson.bsky.social #orpol
@tinakotek.bsky.social @mayorkwilson.bsky.social #orpol
Mayor, Governor push to temporarily waive new housing development charges in Portland
Governor Tina Kotek and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson have unveiled a new initiative aimed at accelerating the development of 5,000 new housing units in Portland.
katu.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"Portland is open for business." — Andrew Colas, CEO of Colas Construction, backs Gov Kotek & Mayor Wilson’s plan for 5,000 new homes to tackle the housing crisis and speed up building.
@tinakotek.bsky.social @mayorkwilson.bsky.social #orpol
@tinakotek.bsky.social @mayorkwilson.bsky.social #orpol
Oregon coast please! The North Coast Express launches May 23 with express + hop-on, hop-off service between Portland and the coast—Astoria to Tillamook Creamery. #progress #orpol
North Coast Express shuttle to launch summer 2025, connecting Portland to Oregon Coast
The North Coast Express shuttle will launch Memorial Day weekend 2025, connecting Portland to Oregon's North Coast.
www.kgw.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
New independent bookstore alert! Check out Sherwood Bookstore #orpol 📚 🌲
This Portland suburb was missing a bookstore, so a 4th-generation resident opened one
The store aims to serve adults while still being kid-friendly.
www.oregonlive.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
New independent bookstore alert! Check out Sherwood Bookstore #orpol 📚 🌲
Ok! @tinakotek.bsky.social and @mayorkwilson.bsky.social just released a plan to make building new housing in Portland for the next three years less expensive. More housing at lower cost? Count us in. #progress
portlandtribune.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Ok! @tinakotek.bsky.social and @mayorkwilson.bsky.social just released a plan to make building new housing in Portland for the next three years less expensive. More housing at lower cost? Count us in. #progress
Finding common ground actually gets stuff done. Who knew?
‘Housing is a bipartisan priority’ for upcoming legislative session, says Gov. Tina Kotek
Monday, the Oregon House Committee on Housing and Homelessness held the first public hearing for House Bill 2138.
www.kdrv.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Finding common ground actually gets stuff done. Who knew?