Evan Watson
Investigative Reporter at KGW-TV (Portland, OR)
Investigative Reporter for @KGWNews | Email: [email protected] | KC-TX-GA-VA-OR
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1 week ago |
kgw.com | Evan Watson
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority is appealing an order that held the state in contempt for taking too long to admit people in jail to the state psychiatric hospital. The order, delivered by a federal judge this month, opens the state up to serious fines. Previous court orders require that these patients, known as "aid and assist" patients, be admitted to the Oregon State Hospital within a week.
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1 week ago |
kgw.com | Evan Watson
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland City Council has approved an $8.6 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, finishing an "emotional rollercoaster" of a process and finalizing the first spending package under Portland's new form of government. "On balance, I think we improved upon on a mayor's proposed budget that was already pretty good," said Councilor Sameer Kanal. The budget isn't too dramatically different from what Mayor Wilson proposed earlier this spring, most council members acknowledged.
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1 week ago |
kgw.com | Evan Watson |Colten Weekley
PORTLAND, Ore. — Since voters approved it back in 2020, the Metro Supportive Housing Services tax has become absolutely key to expanding homeless services in the tri-county area — funding everything from mental health care and addiction treatment to shelter beds and outreach. But there are signs that voters may be running out of patience and running out of trust the SHS tax will deliver the results they expected.
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2 weeks ago |
kgw.com | Evan Watson
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge says Oregon created a crisis by underinvesting in mental health. Now, the state is forced to make changes or pay millions of dollars in court-ordered fines, and two bills advancing in the legislature could spark even more significant reforms to the state's beleaguered mental health systems.
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3 weeks ago |
kgw.com | Jamie Parfitt |Evan Watson
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge found the Oregon Health Authority in contempt of court on Friday, determining that it has failed to follow court orders requiring it to promptly admit mentally ill defendants to the state psychiatric hospital. The ruling means that fines will soon start racking up, and plaintiffs in the case hope that it will force Oregon to make major changes to its mental health system.
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