Gov. Kotek Hosts Roundtable to Address SNAP Recipient Needs in Oregon

Gov Kotek: Rural Oregon being hit hardest by SNAP changes

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek says approximately 35,000 Oregonians have lost SNAP food benefits as a result of cuts at the federal level and rural Oregon is being hit the hardest. The most recent data from the Oregon Department of Human Services shows one in eight Oregonians, and one in six children, experience […] The post Gov Kotek: Rural Oregon being hit hardest by SNAP changes appeared first on KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2.

Gov. Kotek hosts roundtable to address SNAP recipient needs in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Governor Tina Kotek is working to address what she described as 38,000 Oregonians at risk of losing their federal SNAP benefits. The governor hosted a roundtable discussion on Saturday at Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon in Northeast Portland with workers, farmers and community leaders. Kotek said laws passed under President Donald Trump’s [...]

OR Governor Hosts Roundtable Discussing Food Insecurity For SNAP Recipients

Gov. Tina Kotek meets with Oregon Food Bank President Andrea Williams and others in Northeast Portland, Aug. 15, 2026.Portland, Ore. – Governor Tina Kotek held a roundtable discussion Saturday with the head of the Oregon Food Bank and others working to keep Oregonians fed.  She also met privately with a handful of people who say they’ve struggled to maintain SNAP benefits or have been kicked off, following new federal requirements. “It is beyond…