SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — This past week, more than 50 representatives from a cross-section of government — local, state, federal, and law enforcement — gathered in a Salem conference room to join a national tabletop exercise on election security. Tabletop the Vote is an annual exercise sponsored by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in collaboration
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Four of the seven seats on the Bend City Council are up for grabs this November as eight candidates met this week’s filing deadline.
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Senator Jeff Merkley, back in Oregon from the Democratic National Convention, talks about what impressed him about the four-day event.
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NewsChannel 21 spoke to Amy Sabbadini, an instructor at OSU-Cascades who is representing Democrats in Oregon’s Fifth US House District at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A controversial measure that would put more money in the pockets of Oregonians will be on the ballot in November, after it garnered enough signatures, KGW reports. If passed, the measure would give each Oregon resident a rebate of $1,600 every year, as long as they live at least 200 days in the
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden said Thursday that he and Senate colleagues are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to take further action to counter threats targeting election workers ahead of the upcoming election. “We write to express serious concern about ongoing and persistent threats against election workers and to call on the Department
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Voters in November will decide whether Oregon cannabis workers are allowed to unionize.
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By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Supporters of an Oregon ballot measure this fall that would establish an independent commission for setting the pay of elected officials have launched their campaign. If passed in November, Measure 116 would set up the Independent Public Service Compensation Commission – to decide salaries for elected officials
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Oregon voters will decide in November whether state and federal elections will implement ranked-choice voting. The first big hurdle for proponents will be explaining how it works, followed by why they think it will benefit the state.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond City Councilor Cat Zwicker announced Thursday that she is running to be Redmond’s mayor, seeking to unseat incumbent Ed Fitch. “As a local small business owner, active community volunteer, and Redmond resident for over 24 years, it has been an honor representing the community I know and love as a
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The state of Oregon has been hit with an intense, early wildfire season, with over a million acres burned by July. Local, state and federal resources in the state are growing thin, as many large fires in Eastern Oregon continue to burn, weeks after igniting.
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The citizen initiative to expand the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners from three to five members has officially received enough signatures to appear on the November ballot.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – After weeks of negotiations with the campaigns on a date and format, the two candidates in Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District, Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Democratic challenger Janelle Bynum, have agreed to a debate this fall on NewsChannel 21, the station announced Friday. The hour-long debate is scheduled to take place
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We’re less than 100 days away from the Nov. 5 election and less than a month from the Democratic National Convention. With this weekend’s historic decision by President Biden to step down from the presidential nomination, many are wondering if his and others’ endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris is enough to beat Donald Trump.
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Bend business owner and advocate John Heylin has been working around the clock in recent months on his effort to collect citizen petition signatures for a November vote on expanding the number of Deschutes County commissioners from three to five.
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While the Republican National Convention was conducting a role call to nominate Donald Trump, the former president announced Monday his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, just two days after surviving an attempted assassination, and Oregon Republicans are supportive of his choice.
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A Bend family says they’ve been putting campaign signs on their front lawn for more than a decade, and this is the first time one has been stolen.
Continue ReadingREDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – On the agenda at the Redmond City Council meeting Tuesday night: magic mushrooms. Here’s a bit of background: On Nov. 8, 2022, Redmond voters approved a ballot measure prohibiting psilocybin service centers for two years. At their Tuesday night meeting, council members were directed to conduct a public hearing and vote on an
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Oregon lawmakers and others are weighing in on President Biden’s reelection campaign as the conventions and November election loom, amid growing concerns over his age and capacities following the recent debate with Donald Trump.
Continue ReadingThe Redmond School District has sent a $97.7 million bond measure to the Nov. 5 ballot to fund needed projects, Meanwhile, the Deschutes Water and Soil Conservation District may join them on the ballot in a first money measure by the organization.
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