Decision 2022: Cars line up to drop off Election Day ballots at Bend drop box
Hours before the ballots are counted, voters’ cars were lined up at the Deschutes County ballot drop box in downtown Bend on Election…
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Decision 2022: KTVZ political analysts set the stage for election night
NewsChannel 21’s Lee Anderson talked with KTVZ political analysts Jeff Eager and Judy Stiegler in our 4 p.m. Fox newscast about what they are…
Continue ReadingDecision 2022: KTVZ.COM adds new features to track the results (and your ballot)
From interactive maps of the top state and local races and the Balance of Power in Congress and the governorships, as well as links on our Decision…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Ron Wyden wins reelection to US Senate from Oregon
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s senior U.S. senator, Democrat Ron Wyden, won reelection easily Tuesday,…
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Top Oregon US House races too early to call
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democratic and Republican incumbents in Oregon’s 1st, 2nd and 3rd…
Continue ReadingOregon gun control, health care measures too early to call
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon voters appeared closely divided late Tuesday on measures that would add permitting…
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Crook County livestreams election workers so all can observe process online
Crook County Clerk Cheryl Seely says they began to livestream election ballot observing during the COVID-19 restrictions but are still doing it,…
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On election’s eve, Bend’s two mayoral candidates offer their plans to tackle top issue: homelessness
It’s an issue Bend’s mayoral candidates, Melanie Kebler and Chris Piper, hear about the…
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Eroding trust in US elections taxes state investigators
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As complaints about elections, many of them unfounded, pile up around the country,…
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NewsChannel 21 political analysts weigh in on Johnson’s impact on governor’s race
NewsChannel 21 political analysts Jeff Eager and Judy Stiegler talk about the impact unaffiliated gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson on the…
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Gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson visits supporters at Bend’s Pine Tavern Restaurant
Unaffiliated gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson visited supporters at Bend’s Pine Tavern Restaurant on Thursday afternoon, giving us her views on…
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Bend-La Pine Schools seeking voter support in $250 million bond measure on next week’s ballot
Nearly half of Bend-La Pine Schools’ buildings were built before 1980, and some were constructed more than 90 years ago. The district says many need…
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Decision 2022: KTVZ political analysts talk of top issues
What are the top issues on voters minds as they cast their ballots? NewsChannel 21 political analysts Jeff Eager and Judy Stiegler weigh…
Continue ReadingDecision 2022 House District 54 debate: Jason Kropf and Judy Trego
NewsChannel 21’s final Decision 2022 debate before the Nov. 8 general election featured the two Oregon House District 54 candidates, Democrat…
Continue ReadingDecision 2022 House District 53 debate: Emerson Levy and Michael Sipe face off
Here is NewsChannel 21’s Decision 2022 debate Wednesday night between the two candidates for Oregon House District 53, Democrat Emerson Levy and…
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League of Women Voters of Oregon announces student mock election results: Kotek wins, M. 114 wins approval
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The results are in! Students across Oregon participated the League of Women Voters of Oregon’s 2022 Oregon Student Mock…
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‘People are mad’: Portland votes on government changes
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland’s official slogan is “The City That Works,” but after a…
Continue ReadingKTVZ political analysts Jeff Eager, Judy Stiegler weigh in on historic election in its final days
NewsChannel 21 political analysts Jeff Eager and Judy Stiegler are weighing on this year’s election in the days leading up to Election Night. First,…
Continue ReadingOregon voter registration program hit minor software glitch
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s pioneering motor voter program, in which residents who interact with the motor…
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Sanders aims to boost vulnerable Democrats in US tour
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders kicked off a multi-state tour in Oregon on…
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