Gov. Tina Kotek places Oregon Youth Authority director on leave amid ‘backlog’ of abuse complaints
Gov. Tina Kotek late Friday placed the longtime director of the Oregon Youth Authority on administrative leave amid a comprehensive review of the agency’s handling of abuse complaints involving youths ...
Kotek puts Oregon Youth Authority Director Joe O'Leary on leave pending investigation
The Oregon Youth Authority has faced a series of lawsuits that allege a pattern of grooming and sexual abuse in its ...
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Transportation officials prepare for potential snow in the Portland metro area
Agencies including the Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation and Oregon Department of Transportation have been covering the roads with a chemical to prevent ice from forming ...
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Huntsville Metropolitan Planning Organization seeking public feedback on long-range transportation projects
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Huntsville Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking the public’s feedback on how to improve transportation on Huntsville’s highways or through public transit. Public ...
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What does the U.S. Secretary of Transportation do? A look at Sean Duffy's role.
What are the secretary of transportation's responsibilities? The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is in charge of "planning and coordinating federal transportation projects," while also ...
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Metropolitan Planning Organization sets goals for future of public transportation
The Metropolitan Planning Organization is required to update the Metropolitan Transportation Plan every five years, which provides a 25 year planning horizon. The plan begins with public ...
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Oregon Legislature gets to work on budget, transportation and other issues
Oregon’s 90 lawmakers are beginning their work in earnest, with about five months to pass a spending plan for the next two years, figure out how to plug a transportation funding hole and make pr ...
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Oregon Legislature gets to work on budget, transportation and other issues
Oregon’s 90 lawmakers are beginning their work in earnest, with about five months to pass a spending plan for the next two years, figure out how to plug a transportation funding hole and make progress ...
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Justice Department directs prosecutors to investigate state and local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under ...
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2025 Oregon legislative session
In 2025, the Oregon State Legislature is scheduled to convene on January 21 and adjourn on June 30. Democrats held a majority in the Oregon state House and state Senate. Oregon was one of 15 ...
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Key career officials at Justice Department reassigned to different positions, AP sources say
(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has reassigned key senior officials across multiple ...
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Oregon Department of Education accused of mismanaging $3M, wrongful termination in whistleblower lawsuit
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Department of Education is facing a lawsuit from a whistleblower, claiming the state agency mismanaged over $3 million and wrongfully terminated her after she ...