Oregon GOP walkout marks 5th day, delays Democrat-led bills
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A walkout by most Republicans in the Oregon Senate aimed at delaying action on gun safety, abortion rights and gender-affirming…
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Gov. Kotek orders flags to half-staff in recognition of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek on Saturday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff on Sunday in recognition…
Continue Reading Oregon GOP boycott hits 4th day, delays Democrat-led bills
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A walkout by most Republican members of the Oregon Senate reached a fourth straight day Saturday, delaying action by the…
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Jury duty scams again targeting Oregonians; courts warn to beware of bogus calls, emails or texts
The Oregon Judicial Department is reporting that Oregonians are once again being targeted by fraudulent phone calls, emails, or texts threatening…
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Oregon DHS recovers $1.32 million in Pandemic-EBT benefits mistakenly issued to ineligible students
The Oregon Department of Human Services said Friday it has recovered $1.32 million of unused Pandemic-EBT benefits that were mistakenly issued to…
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Deschutes County commissioners to hold hearing on creating multi-year dog licenses
Deschutes County commissioners will hold a public hearing next Wednesday on two proposed changes to the rules for dog licenses – an option to buy a…
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Late-season snowfall significantly improves C.O. water supply conditions, but drought still lingers
The late snowfall into the spring brought its pluses and minuses to the High Desert. It eased our drought conditions, but also have delayed the…
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OHA issues Oregon’s first psilocybin service center license to EPIC Healing Eugene; services available soon
This week, the Oregon Health Authority issued the state’s first psilocybin service center license to EPIC Healing Eugene as part of the regulatory…
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Hard to read? Oregon GOP boycott comes down to reading level
By ED KOMENDA and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republicans blocking votes on bills about abortion, gun control and…
Continue ReadingOregon Senate walkout highlights unusual stalling tactics
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The Oregon Senate has been brought to a halt because Republican lawmakers have refused to show up to work on a…
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GOP boycott in Oregon halts bills on guns, abortion and more
By CLAIRE RUSH and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Most Republican members of the Oregon Senate failed to show up for the second…
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Bend Parks & Rec getting into the food business, will use profits for recreation scholarships
The Bend Parks and Recreation District intends on getting into the food and beverage business at some of its facilities in the near…
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Merkley cosponsors bill to lower federal tax burden for public health nurses
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and John Boozman (R-AR), teamed up Thursday to introduce…
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Want to help revise Bend’s tree preservation rules? City is now seeking committee members
The city of Bend is looking for community members to join a new temporary committee designed to help guide the future of how and where trees will be…
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Live fire: Central Oregon firefighters train on Crooked River Natl. Grassland, ahead of another fire season
The Central Oregon Fire Management Service partnered with local structural firefighting departments around the region Wednesday to provide an…
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GOP boycott: What’s halting vote on guns, abortion and more?
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Partisan tensions in Oregon skyrocketed this week because Republican state…
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Oregon Republicans stay home ahead of abortion, guns votes
By ANDREW SELSKY and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican state senators in Oregon didn’t show up to work on Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingBend City Council distributes nearly $513K in federal block grant funding to six programs
The Bend City Council on Wednesday evening approved distribution of $512,909 in federal Community Development Block Grant funding for six programs…
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Ex-FBI supervisory agent arrested on Capitol riot charges
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A former FBI supervisory agent has been arrested on charges that he joined a mob storming the U.S. Capitol,…
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City of Bend’s proposed 2023-25 budget nearly $1.3 billion, but with plenty of unanswered questions
Many households would have a lot of head-scratching to do if right now they had to budget revenue and expenses for the next couple of years. That…
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