Media blasts Kotek for hiding staff names

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

The Oregon Capitol Insider is reporting on Governor Kotek’s office removing the names of her staff and keeping the information hidden.

Here is a sample, “Why did Gov. Tina Kotek’s office hide the names of her staff and their contact information from the public? Was it because of security threats? Because of curious changes in the staff makeup? Or …?” Kotek refuses to say. … the “Governor’s Office Staff” page was changed to “Under Construction.” It’s been in that status for weeks. Ruark said he subsequently was told “the website posting of the list will not be reinstated” and “there will be no publicly disclosed reason for why it was taken down in the first place.”

This fits a pattern of secrecy:

– Governor Kotek hid details of the creation of the First Spouse Office.
– Governor Kotek kept mostly hidden the details of her 36-county “listening” tour of Oregon, so there was no-one to listen to.
– Governor Kotek hid the Portland Central City Task Force discussions from the media.
– Governor Tina Kotek released her budget but refused to explain on which taxes she would raise to fund the 20% increase.

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