The next stage of the Wilson Avenue Corridor Project is set to begin Monday, Nov. 6, with a road closure impacting westbound traffic on Wilson Avenue between Ninth Street and Hill Street.
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For many rural residents in Deschutes County, low well levels and even dry wells have become common occurrences in recent years. County Commissioner Phil Chang says he’s been working with the state and Water Allocation Committee on concerns over proposed changes to state groundwater rules created 20 years ago.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – More than halfway into the unwinding of federal pandemic benefits, renewal data shows that more than 8 out of 10 Oregonians are keeping their Oregon Health Plan or other Medicaid benefits. So far, around 1 in 6 people’s benefits are ending or reducing. Updated renewal categories now allow Oregon to compare
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), on Thursday reintroduced the Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act, which would improve child support enforcement for tribal child support agencies by allowing the more than 60 tribes that operate their own child-support programs to access the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program, which lets them collect past-due
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek on Thursday ordered flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff immediately, pursuant to a Presidential Proclamation, in response to the senseless acts of violence perpetrated in Lewiston, Maine. Kotek said the flag should be flown at half-staff until sunset on Monday, October 30. “This act of violence
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Thursday that Oregon has been awarded $40.2 million in federal funding to help low-income households and Tribes pay for energy bills, prevent utility shut-offs and more.
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The Oregon Public Utility Commission recently approved an increase in rates for Cascade Natural Gas customers that goes into effect on Wednesday, Nov. 1, averaging just over 3% or $2.56 a month for residential customers.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Prineville District BLM is pleased to announce the selection of a new District Manager and two Field Managers. Amanda Roberts has been selected as the Prineville District Manager, Kyle Hensley as the Field Manager for the Central Oregon Field Office, and Lisa Clark as the Field Manager for the Deschutes Field
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation announced Thursday that, in partnership with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and 29 other state regulators, it has reached a settlement with Safeguard Metals LLC and Jeffrey Ikahn in a federal lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senator Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., and Representative Don Beyer, D-Va., introduced legislation Thursday to update and expand unemployment insurance so that the program better meets the needs of the modern workforce and is ready to respond should America face a future recession. “The past few
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Rep. Kim Schrier (WA-08) and Sens. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and James Risch (R-Idaho) to introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation to improve transparency in the Legacy Road and Trail Remediation (LRTR) Program. This legislation requires the U.S. Forest Service to publish an annual list of projects eligible for
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led Senate Finance Committee Democrats this week in sending a letter pressing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to take additional steps to protect seniors from deceptive practices used by marketing middlemen in Medicare Advantage. “The marketing onslaught can create confusion among beneficiaries resulting in
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Deschutes County sheriff’s Detective Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp announced Wednesday that he will run for sheriff next year, setting up a contest with sheriff’s Captain William Bailey, who Sheriff Shane Nelson endorsed when he announced plans to retire this summer
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court will decide whether Republican state senators who carried out a record-setting GOP walkout during the legislative session this year can run for reelection. The decision, announced Tuesday, means the lawmakers should have clarity before the March 12 deadline to file for office, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. The
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Redmond city councilors got updates Tuesday evening on two major projects getting underway soon, the new Public Safety Facility and a big airport upgrade, and approved moving ahead on a third project, aimed at relieving Highway 97 traffic.
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(Update: Bentz issues statement) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives selected Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) to serve as the next Speaker of the House: “To prevent the chaos and dysfunction of the last few weeks from repeating itself, I made it clear that the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care reminds families that the Employment Related Day Care program will open a waitlist next week. The ERDC program helps families pay for child care through state and federal funds. The ERDC waitlist, announced last month, will open after an unprecedented increase in demand and limited
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-OR, teamed up with Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) Wednesday to introduce the bicameral Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act—the most comprehensive plan ever introduced in Congress to address the plastic pollution crisis that is poisoning our air, water, and land, and disproportionately impacting communities of color and low-income Americans. Here’s
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —Influenza vaccination rates among Oregon’s health care personnel have not recovered from significant declines suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, new Oregon Health Authority data show. According to the Healthcare Worker Influenza Vaccination Dashboard published by OHA’s Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Program, 64% of the state’s eligible health care workers from all facility types were vaccinated against the
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Revenue’s Taxpayer Services Call Center will be closed for staff training starting at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 26 and will reopen for calls at 1 p.m. The agency’s Payment Center in Salem and regional office front desks around the state will remain open to walk-in customers
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