Tuesday’s special district election, often one that draws relatively little voter attention, brought in a higher turnout than anticipated for…
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NewsChannel 21 spoke Wednesday with Deschutes Public Library Board member Ray Miao, who was reelected Tuesday, defeating challenger Marisa Chappell…
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Despite the economic uncertainties of the times, Bend-area voters narrowly approved a significantly larger five-year operating levy for Bend Fire &…
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Oregon’s upcoming May 16 Special District Election is all about local decision-makers and money requests, without the statewide and national races…
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As the May 16 elections draw near, the Oregon Department of Transportation says campaigns and their friends should remember the agency will remove…
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The La Pine Rural Fire District says it’s asking for its first operations levy increase since 1998 to add staff and cut response times amid rising…
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The only measure on last week’s special election ballot, to create a Terrebonne sanitary (sewer) district, was losing by a single vote when ballots…
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Of the 154 total ballots sent out, only 24 have been returned. Right now, the Terrebonne sewer district formation is failing by just one vote. The…
Continue Reading Tuesday night’s ballot count showed the proposed formation of the Terrebonne Sanitary (sewer) District failing by a single vote – but seven more…
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With the candidate filing deadline for the May 16 Special District Election just two days away, Deschutes County Clerk Steve Dennison is urging…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In preparation for the March 14 Special Election, the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office will test the County’s vote counting…
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The La Pine Rural Fire District has placed a new five-year operating levy up for a vote on the May election ballot. Its property tax rate has…
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The Bend City Council unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday night to send a five-year, $65 million local option levy for fire and emergency…
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Bend Fire and Rescue has a year and a couple of months before their current operating levy expires, but they are planning ahead and will be seeking a…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — For the first time ever, Oregon had the highest voter turnout rate in the nation for last November’s elections. Former Oregon…
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The Oregon Supreme Court late Wednesday afternoon rejected an appeal by the state Department of Justice seeking to thwart a Harney County judge’s…
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has won reelection, becoming the first governor in the…
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Three weeks before Measure 114 is scheduled to go into effect, a federal lawsuit has been filed to block the voter-approved gun regulation measure,…
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After fellow candidates Ben Schimmoller and Jay Patrick conceded in a close race, Redmond City Councilor and now Mayor-Elect Ed Fitch discussed top…
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Oregon voters have narrowly passed measures that would strengthen gun laws and mandate health care as a human right, The Associated Press reported…
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