FRIDAY UPDATE: Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber's next political move (live updates)

Developments in the political firestorm surrounding Gov. John Kitzhaber continue to erupt Thursday.

Senate President Peter Courtney and House Speaker Tina Kotek, both Democrats, met with the governor Thursday morning and told him it's time for him to resign.

Secretary of State Kate Brown issued a statement calling the governor's actions "bizarre" and "unprecedented."

Later, Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler joined the chorus. He also called for Kitzhaber to step down.

Here's a roundup of the latest headlines:

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber: How we got here: A recap of the key points in Gov. John Kitzhaber's career, and some of the twists and turns in the current controversy surrounding the governor and his fiancee Cylvia Hayes.

Kate Brown ready to step in: Secretary of State Kate Brown, who would become Oregon's 37th governor if John Kitzhaber steps down, came out swinging Thursday just as calls for Kitzhaber's resignation intensified. "I am ready, and my staff will be ready, should he resign," Brown said in a 150-word statement, her only public comment on the Kitzhaber controversy. "Right now, I am focused on doing my job for the people of Oregon."

Cylvia Hayes ordered to disclose emails to The Oregonian/OregonLive: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Thursday ordered Cylvia Hayes, fiancee of Gov. John Kitzhaber, to turn over to The Oregonian/OregonLive emails from her personal accounts relating to state business. In an order under the state public records law, Rosenblum rejected Hayes' claims that she was an honorary first lady with no duty to produce the emails. Hayes contended in fending off the requests for her emails that she held no formal government position and had no government authority.

Kitzhaber's communications: 'Case study in what not to do': Gov. John Kitzhaber's handling of the Cylvia Hayes influence-peddling crisis has been a study in failure, said a number of political consultants and crisis managers on Thursday. The embattled governor has fallen into the same traps that have ensnared so many other politicians under fire - denial, a bunker mentality, lack of full disclosure and a consistent failure to grasp the serious nature of the allegations.

Report: Kitzhaber's office sought to destroy thousands of his emails requested by reporters: Staff for Gov. John Kitzhaber sought to destroy thousands of his emails from the governor's personal email accounts, according to a new report by Willamette Week and 101.9 KINK/FM News 101 KXL. The revelation appears to concern thousands of emails recently requested by The Oregonian/OregonLive.

5 big contradictions in Gov. John Kitzhaber's public statements: From "I have no intention of resigning as governor of the state of Oregon" to "[Cylvia Hayes] will have no policy role and no political role in this administration during the remaining four years of my term."

Kitzhaber's exit could trigger series of vacancies in Oregon government: If Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber resigns, Secretary of State Kate Brown is "ready" to take over as the state's top official, opening up yet another high-level vacancy in state government: Brown's.

Kitzhaber retains prominent Portland criminal defense lawyer: Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has retained prominent Portland criminal defense lawyer Janet Hoffman to represent him. The governor retained Hoffman when he asked the state attorney general in a letter on Monday to conduct an investigation into Cylvia Hayes' role in his administration. "Any person facing an investigation by the state attorney general's office would get an appropriate counsel to respond to the inquiry,'' Hoffman said Thursday.

Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler

Treasurer Ted Wheeler calls for John Kitzhaber to resign: Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler issued a statement just before 1 p.m. on Thursday also calling for Kitzhaber's resignation. He called the situation "untenable." Wheeler's statement came after Democratic leaders met with the governor on Thursday morning and told him it was time to resign.

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Democratic leaders tell John Kitzhaber: It's time to resign: Senate President Peter Courtney and House Majority Leader Tina Kotek met with Gov. John Kitzhaber on Thursday morning and told him it was time to resign, according to multiple sources. At a 1 p.m. meeting, Courtney said that the meeting with Kitzhaber was difficult. "He was upset," Courtney said. "He was defiant. He was struggling."

Secretary of State Kate Brown's spokesman talks to reporters, says little: The spokesman for Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown talked to reporters at the Capitol on Thursday but declined to provide any additional information on an astonishing statement Brown released earlier in the day on Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, or her whereabouts. Speaking outside Brown's office, Tony Green said he didn't know where Brown is and couldn't comment on what Brown is thinking.

Oregon senator says he thinks John Kitzhaber will resign Thursday: Senate Democrats called a meeting at the state Capitol in Salem this morning and as some of the members trickled out, they looked ashen faced. Sen. Rod Monroe, D-Portland, said simply, "Sad day." "I've known John Kitzhaber longer than anyone else in the building," he said. "This is a sad day for Oregon." When asked whether he thought Kitzhaber would resign today, he responded, "I think so. Probably."

Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown

Secretary of State Kate Brown describes John Kitzhaber's actions Wednesday as 'clearly a bizarre and unprecedented situation': Secretary of State Kate Brown issued a statement Thursday morning: "Late Tuesday afternoon, I received a call from the Governor while I was in Washington, DC at a Secretaries of State conference. He asked me to come back to Oregon as soon as possible to speak with him in person and alone. ..."

Kitzhaber planned to resign, changed mind Wednesday, sources say: Gov. John Kitzhaber decided to resign Tuesday but then changed his mind, insisting Wednesday afternoon that he's staying, The Oregonian/OregonLive has learned. Events developed as the Democratic governor, now in a historic fourth term and fighting multiple investigations, faced eroding support from other elected officials and even his own advisers.The governor decided to pull back from resigning - set for Thursday or Friday -- after meeting with his attorney, Portland lawyer Jim McDermott, and his fiancee, Cylvia Hayes. Hayes' role in his administration has been the source of much of his troubles.

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum

Kitzhaber sought private discussion with Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum as she mulled investigation: Gov. John Kitzhaber sought to arrange a private meeting with Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum the day after her public announcement that she was exploring whether to open an investigation of the controversy surrounding Kitzhaber and Cylvia Hayes. Rosenblum rebuffed the approach, according to emails obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive under Oregon public records law.

Four Oregon governors have resigned, none amid controversy: If John Kitzhaber resigns, it would mark the fifth time an Oregon governor has quit but the first time one has stepped down amid controversy.

-- The Oregonian/OregonLive