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…
Continue ReadingOregon could be 1st state to make health care a human right
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon voters are being asked to decide whether the state should be the first in the nation to…
Continue ReadingWaiting period is baked into gun ballot measure in Oregon
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A waiting and vetting period would be baked into gun purchases in Oregon if a measure on the…
Continue ReadingOregon’s U.S. attorney says two district election officers will oversee handling of voting rights complaints
Oregon U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight announced Tuesday the appointment of two district election officers to oversee the handling of complaints of…
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Kotek, Johnson bring their campaigns to C. Oregon; new poll shows Drazan in the lead
With two weeks to go before the votes are counted, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek brought her “Defending Reproductive Rights” tour to…
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Where’s my candidate’s name? Why is that the ballot order?
Names are not listed on your Oregon ballot in alphabetical order, so there’s fairness in the…
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Election Day 2022 is coming
The Deschutes County Clerk’s Office was busy Monday making sure its ballot-counting machines are working…
Continue ReadingCongressman’s ouster imperils Democrats’ hold on Oregon seat
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — Progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner made seven-term Rep. Kurt Schrader the first…
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