“I’m gonna be learning a lot in the first year for sure,” Fischer said shortly after being sworn in for her first term on the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District Board Wednesday evening.
Government
Data breach could affect 3.5 million Oregonians
The personal information of 3.5 million Oregonians with driver’s licenses and state identification cards could be affected by an international data breach.
WCCCA unveils new emergency dispatch center
Washington County leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, April 24 to mark the opening of a new county dispatch center.
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigns
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigned Tuesday morning, effective May 8.
Oregon government employees in dire situations with paycheck problems now in fourth month
With missed paychecks and underpayments, employees have been unable to pay rent and some have gone to food banks.
Oregon prison watchdog is new head of scandal-ridden state liquor agency
The chairman of Oregon’s state liquor board has known for months that top managers at the agency abused their power to obtain special access to rare liquor, he revealed during a fiery speech at a meeting Wednesday.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek recommends prison watchdog to lead scandal-ridden liquor agency
Gov. Tina Kotek is recommending that the internal watchdog for Oregon’s prison system take over as interim director of the state’s liquor agency as it reels from a bourbon hoarding scandal.
Washington County Board of Commissioners to host town hall Feb. 23
The Washington County Board of Commissioners will host the first of four quarterly county Town Halls scheduled this year Thursday, February 23, focusing on the county’s budget development process and financial challenges facing the county.
Oregon Attorney General launches criminal probe into state liquor regulators
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is launching a criminal investigation into state liquor regulators who diverted rare whiskeys for their own use.
Oregon Treasurer will begin sending checks to people with unclaimed funds
This story originally appeared in the Oregon Capital Chronicle and is republished here under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Read more stories at oregoncapitalchronicle.com. Keep an eye on your mailbox, Oregon – the state Treasury is planning to send checks of up to $10,000 to people with unclaimed paychecks, security deposits,[Read More…]
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