Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has signed into law a plan to allocate $45 million to the Willamette Falls Trust to make the ...

Kotek announced on July 31 she was considering vetoing three policy bills and line items that would direct millions of ...

A former congressman calls the $45 million appropriation a “slush fund,” while a key trade union urges Kotek to approve it.

Gov. Tina Kotek announced Thursday she will not veto a $45 million award to the Willamette Falls Trust, a nonprofit working ...

Oregon Governor Kotek vetoed bills on cattle pregnancy testing and Curry County water use, while signing other legislation.

Oregon's governor announced Thursday her final veto decisions on a handful of bills after the end of legislative session.

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

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has approved $45 million in funding to create a public access point at Willamette Falls, despite concerns over past spending and objections from the Confederated Tribes of ...

Unlike the others, the potential veto of the Willamette Falls Trust funds is a line item veto, in which Kotek has identified ...

PGE and the Willamette Falls Trust have been collaborating on a public access project at the falls since 2023, though no significant advances have been made since the project’s initial announcement.

Willamette Falls Trust members included four other federally recognized tribes and government representatives from Oregon City, Clackamas County, Metro and the state of Oregon.