Senators: Appropriations bill funds research, public safety
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday key provisions in the Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Committee bill…
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Oregon senators outline housing, transportation funding in bill
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden said Thursday the Senate has passed the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, which…
Continue Reading Senate OKs ag appropriations with Oregon funding
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said the Agriculture Appropriations bill that was voted out of the full Senate Thursday will help…
Continue Reading AG won’t defend Clarno over ballot measures rejection
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is refusing to defend Secretary of State Bev Clarno in litigation over Clarno’s rejection of three…
Continue Reading Gov. Kate Brown to lead trade mission to Asia
Gov. Kate Brown announced details Thursday on her upcoming trade mission to Asia to promote foreign investment in Oregon, Oregon goods and tourism.…
Continue Reading Bend business owner, student back climate change measures
Three new Oregon climate change measures, backed by a Bend business owner and several supporters, are now one step closer to being included on the…
Continue Reading Merkley, Wyden hail Senate passage of appropriations bill
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said an Interior Department appropriations bill passed by the Senate Thursday includes key provisions that…
Continue Reading Walden concerned by growing reliance on foreign drug makers
Rep. Greg Walden. R-Ore., spoke at an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing Thursday on the safety and national security concerns over a…
Continue Reading Greenhouse, nursery products top Oregon’s ag products
Greenhouse and nursery products remain Oregon’s leading agricultural commodity, with an annual value of nearly $1 billion, based on data…
Continue Reading Public meeting set on Pilot Butte draft master plan
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will share with the public the latest draft updates to the Master Plan for Pilot Butte State Scenic…
Continue Reading US sued in Oregon over health insurance rule for immigrant families
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Portland accused the Trump administration of preventing Americans from bringing their foreign spouses and…
Continue Reading City of Redmond expanding ‘quiet streets’ network
(Update: Adding comments, details) The city of Redmond is planning to expand its Quiet Street network in the upcoming year. Quiet Streets are a…
Continue Reading Oregon’s clocks still ‘fall back’ this weekend
Oregon lawmakers approved a measure in June that would allow the state to adopt daylight saving time year-round. But not yet, as there are still…
Continue Reading Wyden bill boosts capital access for women-owned businesses
To mark Women’s Small Business Month, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced legislation Wednesday to expand…
Continue Reading Prosecutors won’t seek death penalty in train stabbings
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed a motion that effectively takes the death penalty off the table for the man charged with stabbing…
Continue Reading Buehler ponders U.S. House run; Knopp says nope
(Update: Knopp says he won’t seek seat; adding 2 other possible GOP candidates) One day after Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., announced he…
Continue Reading Dog caught in steel trap set at Tumalo Reservoir
(Update: Adding video, ODFW comments) A Bend resident is warning visitors to beware of steel traps set in the Tumalo Reservoir after her dog became…
Continue Reading Merkley, Wyden slam delays in flavored vaping ban
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday joined Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and other Senate Democrats to denounce the Trump…
Continue Reading Bend’s Neff-Purcell intersection to see changes
A very busy intersection in northeast Bend is getting closer to some much-desired improvements. Two concepts recently were put before the Bend City…
Continue Reading US finalizing rule to let farmers legally grow hemp
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. agriculture officials said Tuesday a rule that allows farmers to legally grow hemp will be finalized this week, a move…
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