Bend seeks volunteers for Accessibility Advisory Committee
The city of Bend is seeking applications for volunteers for the city’s Accessibility Advisory…
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Democrat Williamson bows out of secretary of state race
Former Oregon House Democratic leader Jennifer Williamson on Monday dropped her bid for secretary of state amid a newspaper’s scrutiny of her…
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BPRD may close some user-created river access spots
The Bend Park and Recreation District said Monday it is planning for recreational access and riparian habitat restoration at parks along the…
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Wyden: More than 15,000 nominations for wild, scenic rivers
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday he has received more than 15,000 nominations for more than 4,000 miles of rivers and streams in Oregon that…
Continue ReadingButtigieg leads Sanders in delegate count after Iowa review
The Iowa Democratic Party has released updated vote numbers and a new national delegate estimate after completing their review of 95 precincts which…
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Salem hearing on climate bill draws big crowd
So many people flocked to the Oregon Capitol to testify Saturday at a public hearing on a climate change bill that the allotted time for each to…
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Every Day Matters: Oregon effort tackles school absenteeism
Students who regularly attend school are more likely to succeed, so the state of Oregon is working to tackle chronic absenteeism in the school system…
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Buehler, once a Trump critic, now embraces him in new run
BEND, Ore. (AP) — In 2018, the Republican party’s candidate for governor of Oregon painted himself as a centrist, criticized President Donald…
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Oregon food banks stress importance of accurate 2020 census
Oregon Food Bank is mobilizing its statewide network to ensure every Oregonian is counted in this year’s…
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Wyden asks Oregon to ban insecure mobile voting apps
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has asked Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno to warn counties about the security risks posed by mobile voting apps and…
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State sending nearly 700K letters advising of possible new business tax impact
Nearly 700,000 Oregon business and personal taxpayers are getting letters in the mail from the Oregon Department of Revenue, advising they could be…
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House OKs Walden bill for VA to offer service dog training therapy
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., on Friday welcomed unanimous House passage of the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act.…
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Wyden welcomes word of hemp farmer disaster insurance
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Friday a U.S. Agriculture Department announcement detailing two risk management programs protecting farmers’ hemp…
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Sen. Wyden to hold Feb. 21 town hall in Madras
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will hold town halls this month in Wasco, Tillamook, Lincoln and Jefferson counties, including one Feb. 21 in…
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Parole board rejects release bid by 1978 killer of Camp Sherman runner
Roger Beck’s bid for eventual release has been rejected again by the Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, which found Thursday that…
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Large trucker convoy rolls into Salem for cap-and-trade protest rally
Hundreds of protesters, backed by a large convoy of empathetic truckers, converged at the Oregon Capitol Thursday morning to stage a rally and…
Continue ReadingMerkley presses administration to drop Medicaid cuts
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., demanded Thursday that the Trump administration reverse course on a proposed rule change that threatens to take away…
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USFS drops proposed C.O. wilderness permit fees
Citing a too-tight timeline, a plan to impose fees as part of a limited entry system for some heavily used wilderness areas in the Oregon Cascades…
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Study: Meth-related deaths in Oregon up 400%
Amid a sharp rise in Oregon’s methamphetamine-related deaths, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., wrote a piece for a Portland newspaper Thursday, pleading for…
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OSU study finds tradeoffs in ‘armoring’ Oregon beachfront homes
An Oregon land use policy creates a large economic value for some private homeowners who are allowed to protect their shoreline against erosion,…
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