Oregon Lottery Director Jack Roberts said he was fired by Gov. Kate Brown after he protected an employee who claimed a supervisor harassed her. Brown cited “management problems” for his dismissal.
ASSOCIATED PRESS: The governor fired Oregon Lottery Director Jack Roberts on Tuesday over “management problems.”
WILLAMETTE WEEK: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) agreed not to compete for the Oregon primary, and instead handed it over to Ohio Gov. John Kasich, but Kasich doesn’t even appear in the Oregon Voter’s Pamphlet. Instead, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are listed as the Republican presidential candidates.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality passed new air pollution restrictions for glassmakers on Thursday.
The insurance company said it would leave the market at the end of this year.
Recreational marijuana sales generated $6.84 million in tax revenues in the months of January and February.
In light of a lawsuit from environmental groups, the federal government has new limitations for developers that will protect salmon.
Former Governor John Kitzhaber lost the petition to block access to archived emails.
ASSOCIATED PRESS: The jobless rate is at its lowest level since 1995.
Governor Kate Brown signed the bills aimed at statewide housing affordability on Tuesday.