AUGUSTA, Maine, April 14 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Governor Janet Mills joined a coalition of Governors from Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin in writing to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to ask the Administration to reconsider its decision and take s  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 14 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer, along with a coalition of governors from Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to ask that the Administration reconsider   more

SALEM, Oregon, April 14 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown announced that Oregon will provide $8 million to the Oregon Food Bank, filling an urgent need for Oregon families seeking food assistance during the COVID-19 public health crisis. The state will pay Oregon Food Bank weekly, as needed over the next eight weeks, to meet the increased demand. The state expects to receive a 75% reimbursement from FEMA, in accordance with the federal emergenc  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 15 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown introduced her framework for Reopening Oregon: a plan to restart public life and business while maintaining healthy Oregon communities. The framework sets specific prerequisites based on science, which Oregon communities must meet to begin reopening, and also outlines the actions Oregon must take to move forward. "We all want to get back to work and return to normal life as quickly as p  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 17 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown issued Executive Order 20-16 this week, directing state and local governments to take necessary measures to facilitate public participation in decision-making, helping ensure the continued operation of local government and the delivery of essential services during the COVID-19 outbreak. Local governments across Oregon are expected to begin their budget processes this month, and this orde  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 18 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown issued Executive Order 20-18, preventing creditors or debt collectors from garnishing federal CARES Act recovery rebate payments. The order corrects an oversight in the federal legislation, ensuring that Oregonians can use the funds for their intended purpose: covering the costs of essential needs during the COVID-19 public health crisis. "Many Oregonians, through no fault of their own,  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 13 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on calls for the release of adults in custody in light of the COVID-19 pandemic: "My top priority is keeping Oregonians safe and healthy--regardless of where they are living--as we focus on stopping the spread of COVID-19. "Each state agency is impacted in different ways by COVID-19, and faces unique challenges as they work to maintain their primary functions and services. I have directed agency heads to provi  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 17 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following statement regarding President Trump's plan to reopen America: "We are all eager to begin the process of lifting restrictions, get back to work and return to a more normal life as quickly as possible," said Governor Brown. "Earlier this week, I introduced my framework for restarting public life and business in Oregon -- and the plan to reopen America, put forth by the White House, is similar in its criteria and prerequisi  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 17 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: Oregon Health & Science University is joining other universities and academic health centers across the country to relax traditional licensing agreements with the goal of expediting the development of promising technologies to diagnose, treat and prevent COVID-19. The COVID-19 Technology Development Framework, spearheaded by Stanford, Harvard and MIT, was introduced last week and now includes   more