Oregon lawmakers extend grace period for past-due rent
Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill that gives tenants who are struggling with financial hardships due to the pandemic more time to pay past-due…
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Idaho governor signs bill to halt Biden moves on gun laws
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed legislation aimed at thwarting a half-dozen executive actions by President Joe Biden to combat gun…
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South Deschutes County residents invited to apply for open Planning Commission seat
South County residents are invited to apply for an open seat on the Deschutes County Planning…
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Deschutes County’s state lawmakers outline plans for $8 million in federal relief funds
State Sen. Tim Knopp (R-Bend), and Reps. Jack Zika (R-Redmond) and Jason Kropf (D-Bend) released their funding proposals Monday for $8 million in…
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Landowner’s new gates close public access on road west of Bend; USFS seeks reopening
Starting Monday, a section of Brooks-Scanlon Road (Forest Service Road 4606) running through private property north of Bull Springs Road will be…
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Oregon to receive $222.5 million in emergency rental aid, senators say
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Monday that Oregon will receive about $222.5 million in federal resources from the American…
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New Oregon jobless benefit minimums, maximums set to rise by 9% in July
The Oregon Employment Department announced Monday the annual change to the minimum and maximum weekly benefit amounts for regular unemployment…
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Portland: Feds to blame for cops’ failure in settlement deal
Portland city officials say they welcome constructive criticism from federal Justice Department lawyers who found the Police Bureau has failed to…
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New Ochoco wild horse herd management plan sets ‘appropriate management level’ of 47-57 horses
The Ochoco National Forest has released the final Environmental Assessment and Decision Notice for the Ochoco Wild Horse Herd Management Plan…
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Big shift in volume from letters to packages means more Bend mail to be processed in Portland
The U.S. Postal Service says it will move the rest of Bend’s letter-mail processing to Portland, a shift begun several years ago, as it embarks on…
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Oregon’s embattled state forester Peter Daugherty resigns
Oregon’s state forester and the leader of the long-struggling Department of Forestry, Peter Daugherty, has resigned, effective May 31.…
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GOP lawmaker charged in Oregon Capitol protest has COVID
A Republican state lawmaker who authorities say let violent protesters into the Oregon Capitol in December says he is ill with COVID-19.…
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Redmond mass vaccination clinic to offer more second-dose walk-in opportunities
Residents who have already received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose and need a second dose can continue to schedule second dose vaccine…
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Deschutes County commissioners set hearing on Community development work plan
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will host a public hearing on the Community Development Department’s Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2021-22…
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Ex-Deschutes prosecutor who alleged ‘toxic’ race, sex discrimination agrees to $87,500 settlement
A former Deschutes County deputy district attorney who sued the county, alleging race and sex discrimination and a “toxic sex- and race-based hostile…
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New state law, DMV2U features will help ease backlog, speed service
A new state law and new online services will help Oregonians more quickly get services at DMV, which said Thursday it has been working hard to catch…
Continue ReadingIdaho moves to ban critical race theory instruction in all public schools, including universities
As some public school districts move toward embracing critical race theory in their curriculums, others — like in Idaho — are doing the…
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Breese-Iverson introduces bill to ensure full in-person school reopenings this fall
State Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, introduced a bicameral, bipartisan bill Thursday that would ensure access to full, in-person…
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Bentz part of GOP lawmakers’ feud over proposal to breach 4 Snake River dams
Some Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing an Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Democratic governor…
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Next Tuesday is last day to mail May 18 election ballots; drop boxes available
Tuesday, May 11, is the last day for Deschutes County voters to safely mail their ballot for the May 18 Special District Election. Ballots must be…
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