PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County School District has announced a series of community forums to provide information about the upcoming school bond measure on the May ballot. The proposed bond, if passed, would address health and safety; repair and update schools; expand hands-on learning and student opportunities; and relieve crowded classrooms. Bond funds
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — City Club of Central Oregon and Connect Central Oregon have partnered to bring Crook and Jefferson County voters a series of five candidate forums for positions on the May ballot. The forums will be pre-recorded and published on City Club’s YouTube channel. Please submit your questions one week before the forum.
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Brandon Merritt is a Bend Republican who doesn’t like the current two-party system.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The battle over who represents Oregon’s new congressional district has become heated as six Democratic candidates jointly denounced almost $1 million in support for a rival party member by a super PAC that focuses on electing Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives. The candidates in
Continue Reading Editor’s note: NewsChannel 21 reached out to all of the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor and asked if they would respond to the same set of questions. We are presenting their answers online, in full and as received, except for any minor typos/spelling errors. Republican candidate Brandon Merritthttps://www.merritt22.com/ What sets you apart from the
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David Burch calls himself a “liberal Republican.”
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City Club of Central Oregon, the League of Women Voters of Deschutes County and Connect Central Oregon have partnered to bring Deschutes County voters a series of five candidate forums for positions on the May 17 primary ballot. The forums will be pre-recorded and published on City Club’s YouTube channel. Please
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon and Deschutes County voters have until Tuesday, April 26, to register to vote in advance of the upcoming May 17 Primary Election, county Clerk Steve Dennison reminded Tuesday. Tuesday, April 26, is also the party choice deadline. Voters who wish to vote in the Democratic or Republican closed primary elections
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The five Republican candidates seeking to represent Oregon’s newly drawn Fifth Congressional District — Jimmy Crumpacker, Laurel Roses, Madison Oatman, Lori Chavez-DeRemer and John Di Paola — each addressed what they see as top challenges during Monday evening’s debate on KTVZ.
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The campaign season is ramping up for the May 17 primary election, and NewsChannel 21’s Decision 2022 coverage also hit high gear Monday evening with a live, 60-minute debate featuring the five Republican candidates for the newly drawn 5th Congressional District seat.
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(Update: Adding interview video) Editor’s note: NewsChannel 21 reached out to all of the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor and asked if they would respond to the same set of questions. We are presenting their answers online, in full and as sent, except for any minor typos/spelling errors. Republican candidate Nick Hesshttps://votehess.com/ What sets
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nike co-founder Phil Knight made another large contribution — $750,000 — to the Oregon independent gubernatorial campaign of Betsy Johnson. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Knight’s donations to Johnson’s campaign now total $1 million, according to state campaign finance records. Oregon remains one of five states without any political donation caps. Johnson is
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Editor’s note: NewsChannel 21 reached out to all of the Democrat and Republican candidates for governor and asked if they would respond to the same set of questions. We are presenting their answers online, in full and as sent, except for any minor typos/spelling errors. Democratic candidate Patrick Starneshttps://starnes2022.com/ What sets you apart from the
Continue Reading Patrick Starnes is running for governor of Oregon.or 2022. He identifies as a rural Democrat from Brownsville. His slogan is ‘Solutions and Not Politics,’ and he hopes to bring change across various platforms including education and healthcare.
Continue ReadingHere we present a list of links to official election info from Central Oregon and state election officials.
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Editor’s note: NewsChannel 21 reached out to all of the Democrat and Republican candidates for governor and asked if they would respond to the same set of questions. We are presenting their answers online, in full and as sent, except for any minor typos/spelling errors. Republican candidate Stan Pulliamhttps://www.stanpulliam.org/ What sets you apart from the
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Editor’s note: NewsChannel 21 reached out to all of the Democrat and Republican candidates for governor and asked if they would respond to the same set of questions. We are presenting their answers online, in full and as sent, except for any minor typos/spelling errors. Republican candidate Tim McCloudhttp://www.or4mccloud.com/ What sets you apart from other
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Tiernan stopped by NewsChannel 21 on Tuesday to talk about how he believes his experience in problem-solving roles has prepared him for the challenges of that job. More information: https://bobtiernan.com/
Continue ReadingNewsChannel 21 spoke Monday with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Peter Hall, who said his focus is finding answers to issues like the region’s serious drought and water supply issues. More information: https://www.peterhallgovforall.com/
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