State auditors flagged $35.2 million of questionable spending
Author: Ben Botkin
Oregon prison sergeant arrested on allegations of sexual misconduct with inmate
Sgt. Levi D. Gray, 47, pleaded not guilty Wednesday.
Oregon Racing Commission audit finds lax oversight of industry
State auditors found the Oregon Racing Commission in disarray, with delays in filling openings for commissioners, weak oversight and limited transparency of money allocated to horse racing industry groups.
$1.6m whistleblower suit alleges backstabbing, turmoil in Oregon Department of Corrections
Nathaline Frener, a former assistant director of the Correctional Services Division, alleges agency bosses tried to flout the law in three cases. In each instance, the former director of the agency, Colette Peters, was allegedly involved. Peters is now director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Oregon group home workers implore Gov. Tina Kotek to fire their boss
The request underscores festering tensions between Oregon Department of Human Services workers and managers of the agency’s Stabilization and Crisis Unit.
Oregon lawmakers approve bill to clamp down on paramilitary activity
House Bill 2572 has the goal of preventing armed activity that interferes with law enforcement or infringes on a person’s constitutional rights, such as voting.
Oregon lawmakers allocate $1 billion at last minute for pet projects, priorities
The proposal is called the “Christmas tree bill” by Capitol observers because it’s loaded with spending like a tree with ornaments
Senate leaders remain tight-lipped as negotiations to end Republican-led walkout continue
Senate aides and staffers remained tightlipped Wednesday, as did Senate President Rob Wagner.
Negotiations to end Republican-led walkout of Oregon Senate continue
Talks will continue Tuesday. It is unclear whether – or when – Democrats and Republicans might reach a deal to persuade GOP senators to return to floor sessions.
Gov. Tina Kotek calls Senate Republicans ‘disrespectful’ for refusing to meet with her in person to discuss walkout
Ten senators are now ineligible to serve for another term because they have 10 or more unexcused absences.