Anglers with the two-rod validation will be able to use two rods in areas of the upper Willamette River open to coho ...

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

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is considering vetoing a plan to allocate $45 million to the Willamette Falls Trust, along with three other bills from the 2025 legislative session. The 2025 legislative session ...

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

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

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

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

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

Tribal leaders and community advocates are urging Governor Tina Kotek to support the restoration and public access of lands at Willamette Falls.

Willamette Falls is seen from a Portland General Electric property in West Linn, a site the Willamette Falls Trust is hoping to buy with help from a $45 million state grant.

The 40-foot Willamette Falls span the river between West Linn and Oregon City. The nation’s second largest waterfall by volume, they are largely inaccessible to the general public.

Kotek has until Aug. 8 to decide whether to sign bills passed by the 2025 Oregon Legislature, let them go into law without her signature or veto them.