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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown explains why she commuted all of her state's death sentences

11:49am December 15, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

In her final weeks in office, Brown commuted the sentences of all 17 people on death row in the state. Capital punishment is legal in Oregon, though its last execution was in 1997.

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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced a statewide ban on indoor dining at bars and restaurants at a press conference in Portland on March 16. Nearly four months later, with COVID-19 cases on the rise after a phased-in economic reopening, she announced new rest

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Oregon And West Virginia Will Shrink Social Gatherings To Combat COVID-19

10:01pm July 13, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

Officials in both Oregon and West Virginia are tightening the limits as coronavirus cases rise in their states.

Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown is sworn in as Oregon Governor by Oregon Chief Justice Thomas A. Balmer in Salem, Ore., on Wednesday.

Oregon's New Governor, Kate Brown, Is Sworn In

2:26pm February 18, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Brown took over after John Kitzhaber, Oregon's only four-term governor, stepped down amid scandal. Brown said all of that ends today.

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