Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Friday the final acceptance of $17.3 billion in opioid agreements by drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens. Oregon is anticipated to receive nearly $219.4 million over the next 15 years, with funds starting to arrive to state and local governments by the end of this year.
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Friday marked Cheyenne Purrington’s last day working for Deschutes County. After nearly a year on the job, the former director of the county’s Coordinated Houseless Response Office submitted her resignation in late May. Now, the CHRO is still trying to form a plan to tackle Central Oregon’s houseless issue.
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday he is continuing to hold in-person town halls in 2023 with community conversations in three Oregon counties in June: Klamath, Lake, and Deschutes counties, including one set for Saturday, June 17 at Ridgeview High School in Redmond.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that Oregon State University will receive $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the effects of fire on mass timber products, to determine sustainability for their increased use in new construction. “Oregon continues to lead the way in modernizing wood products, generating jobs
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality marijuana, but that reputation has come with a downside: illegal growers who offer huge amounts of cash to lease or buy land and then leave behind pollution, garbage and a drained water table. Now, a bill
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Deschutes County has extended the deadline for applications from residents who are interested in serving on its Historic Landmarks Commission until Friday, June 30.
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The continuing Greater Idaho movement to shift Oregon’s border west so that much of Eastern Oregon joins its neighbor to the east claimed two wins Wednesday — avoiding a recall of a razor-thin seven-vote win in Wallowa County, and the Crook County Court’s vote to put the advisory measure on next May’s ballot.
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Some of the proposed fee increases, in the planning and building departments, touch double digits. Liam Gibler breaks them down.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) has introduced the Housing Our Military Veterans Effectively (HOME) Act, which seeks to ensure homeless veterans are able to access and receive the care and resources they need. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12), chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, joined Chavez-DeRemer in introducing the HOME Act as
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The Bureau of Land Management is proud to announce the opening of new facilities in Maupin for the agency and its partners, including regional Tribes, to coordinate management of some of Oregon’s most treasured natural resources.
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A group of LGBTQ Central Oregon Community College students are protesting the selection of Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as this year’s commencement speaker, accusing her of a record of transphobia. An aide said the lawmaker “supports all Oregonians,” while college President Dr. Laurie Chesley apologized for missteps but did not withdraw the June 17 invitation.
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Deschutes County commissioners heard from Sheriff Shane Nelson at Wednesday’s meeting about why he’s proposing strict new county code that would bar most camping on county-owned land. As with any discussion about homelessness, there was some debate and emotions. And commissioners voted 2-1 to advance the proposal to a public hearing.
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After leading the Crook County School District as its superintendent for the past five years, Dr. Sara Johnson announced Wednesday that she plans to leave her post by July 6th, citing voters’ recent major turnover of school board seats as a big factor in her decision.
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, joined Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), along with Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Tracey Mann (KS-01), and Yadira Caraveo (CO-08) to introduce the Expanding Childcare in Rural America (ECRA) Act. This bipartisan and bicameral proposal seeks
Continue ReadingA look out the window or a walk through a park or neighborhood on many smoky summer days in recent years tell Central Oregonians what the latest data confirms: Those eye-watering conditions are becoming the “new summer normal” of sorts in the region and other areas of the state, as wildfires worsen.
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The Bend Park & Recreation District Board on Tuesday evening unanimously agreed to authorize Executive Director Don Horton to negotiate and award a public contract to Trident Professional Security Systems, to help the district hire more unarmed private security personnel.
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Federal government employees have access to more affordable learning opportunities online and enhanced career advancement pathways, thanks to a new agreement announced Tuesday between Oregon State University and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
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The Bend Police Department said Tuesday it is having Axon fleet cameras installed in all of patrol cars this month, the second phase of its body-worn camera project that began two years ago.
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A two-story structure a homeless man recently built on wheels along a busy northeast Bend street, drawing scrutiny and criticism, was dismantled by city and contracted crews on Tuesday for various code violations, city officials said.
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Democratic lawmakers stood on the steps of the state Capitol Tuesday and implored Republicans, who have been boycotting the Senate, to return and vote on a number of bipartisan bills that are at risk of dying because of a political standoff that has now lasted
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