Tina Kotek: “This decision is about my responsibility to make sure state actions reflect Oregon’s values and serve the public…”

Despite our policy disagreement, we have never allowed it to interfere with our obligation to implement the law Congress enacted.

A 66% reduction in unrepresented defendants is a turning point. The work is not done, and we will keep striving for improvement until every person needing counsel has an attorney.

I fought in the courts to make sure unlawful actions could not happen. 100 days later, the troops went home — not only Oregon troops, but California troops — and we averted a disaster.

This award is a critical investment in the North Coast’s ability to be resilient in the face of disasters.