Oregon Governor

In her final weeks in office, Gov. Kate Brown is commuting the sentences of those on death row and dismantling the state execution chamber in an effort to effectively end capital punishment in Oregon.

Kotek is the longest-serving House Speaker in Oregon history and will be Oregon’s first openly lesbian governor. She has promised a more proactive, but still compassionate, approach to homelessness and crime in Oregon, than her predecessor, Gov. Kate Brown.

The Democratic nominee for governor has been increasingly critical of Gov. Kate Brown as she tries to create distance.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown has begun a series of lasts: last State of the State address and last legislative session as governor. Brown sat down with OPB's Dave Miller to talk about her agenda for her last year in office.

The announcement resolves one of the last lingering questions about an already packed field of candidates.

Oregon’s hospitals are preparing for an influx of National Guard troops next week, to help with COVID-19 cases.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced on Friday that she would be sending up to 1,500 Oregon National Guard troops to help hospitals deal with the surge in delta variant COVID-19 cases.

Wearing masks is a start, but it's unclear if that'll be enough to stop Oregon's hospitals from getting overwhelmed. And we're all here like... what now?

Kate Brown won the governor's race in the Beaver State. She will serve the final two years of John Kitzhaber's term.

Gov. Kate Brown's endorsement of Measure 97 was not a surprise, but she took her time getting there.