Judge pauses Kotek's executive order requiring labor agreements for state construction

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An executive order issued by Governor Tina Kotek in December was paused by a Marion County judge on Monday, halting the governor's demands for project labor agreements on state construction projects.

In a Monday press release, several groups representing union and non-union contractors that filed a lawsuit challenging the order -- including The Associated General Contractors, Oregon-Columbia Chapter, and Associated Builders and Contractors, Pacific Northwest Chapter...