Gov. Tina Kotek announced Thursday that she is considering vetoing a $45 million outlay to the Willamette Falls Trust ...

Though more people now pay the Preschool for All tax than in tax year 2021, the program is hauling in less revenue and seeing ...

An expert on the migratory habits of wealthy Americans told the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners that there is little ...

Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday hosted an event in Eugene to commemorate the signing of four largely bipartisan bills passed this ...

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson is investigating the misuse of state funds by the former director of Preschool for All, Leslee Barnes, after an audit revealed she had used tax money ...

Now, Gov. Tina Kotek has given the program a deadline to reduce the tax burden and fix the program. Leslee Barnes, director of the Preschool and Early Learning Division at Multnomah County, joins ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signs four education bills that passed the 2025 legislative session at a ceremony Thursday, July 31, 2025 at Prairie Mountain K-8 School in Eugene.

Gov. Tina Kotek has appointed a new head of the Oregon Youth Authority months after firing its last leader. Michael Tessean, recent director of the Colorado State Board of Parole, will take over ...

Multnomah County is contemplating major changes to the tax that funds its tuition-free preschool program. The Board of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) — As “child care deserts” persist in a majority of Oregon counties, researchers have found that ...

Leslee Barnes has resigned, effective immediately, as director of Multnomah County's Preschool for All program.

By Lillian Mongeau Hughes The Oregonian Figuring out exactly how many Oregon children are homeless is tricky. Depending on ...