After Brown said Wednesday that people in counties home to more than 55% of the state’s population will soon have to wear masks when in stores or other indoor public spaces, Oregonians had a lot ...

Gov. Kate Brown defends school mask mandate, urges districts to cooperate. By Meerah Powell (OPB) Aug. 17, 2021 5:46 p.m. Multiple school districts spoke about a loss of ‘local control’ when ...

A screenshot of a May 7, 2020 news conference in Portland shows Oregon Gov. Kate Brown holding up her face mask with an image of the state flag on the front.

Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that Oregonians will be required to start wearing masks in all indoor public spaces regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status -- a move that came as Oregon ...

Oregon governor Kate Brown, flanked by Harvey Scott Elementary principal Megan McCarter (left) and Portland Public Schools superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero (right), on April 1, 2021 when a mask ...

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown released detailed guidelines Friday regarding her new mask-wearing order to lay out exactly what individuals and businesses in the seven affected counties are required to do ...

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that she’ll lift all capacity limits on restaurants, gyms, stadiums and other businesses and abolish mask requirements for even unvaccinated people in ...

In this Jan. 13, 2021, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown visits the Marion County and Salem Health COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Salem, Ore. Brown said Friday, March 5, 2021, that she is issuing ...

A mask-less Oregon Gov. Kate Brown poses for pictures at the Victory Fund’s 30th Anniversary Gala in Washington, D.C., where there is currently no mask requirement.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown is pictured on February 22, 2019 in Washington, D.C. An image of her promoting a festive mask has re-emerged and has been used by conservatives to poke fun at the ...

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, has instituted a new mask mandate: People must now wear masks, even outdoors, and even if they are vaccinated. The rule covers large public gatherings, though ...

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday told school leaders that one of the few sure ways to keep students out of classrooms come fall is for teachers, families and school boards to defy the state’s ...