Rep. Jason Kropf of Bend introduces bill to boost Oregon’s early literacy efforts
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – This week, members of the Oregon House and Senate took action to support the state’s young learners with the introduction…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – This week, members of the Oregon House and Senate took action to support the state’s young learners with the introduction…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — A bill introduced in the Oregon Legislature that would ban lawmakers from hiring family members as aides has sparked a debate…
Continue ReadingFirefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District conducted their last pile-burning operations Friday adjacent to Highway 97 between Lava Butte…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves (MO-06), Water…
Continue ReadingOregon is pursuing an aggressive climate plan to switch to renewable energy sources, but it faces one often overlooked issue: enough high-voltage…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In honor of George Washington’s Birthday and to increase recreational access to public land, the Bureau of Land…
Continue ReadingREDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The new Redmond Library is officially under construction after six years of planning and preparation, officials said…
Continue ReadingSeveral neighbors and Tetherow residents voiced their concerns with a proposed subdivision in southwest Bend — and the hearings officer presiding…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than 600 city employees in Portland, Oregon, walked off the job on Thursday as they went on strike for better pay.…
Continue ReadingIt was almost inevitable that in the end, emotions would run high among some foes of a long-disputed proposed southeast Bend station Wednesday night,…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission on Wednesday submitted to the Oregon Legislature the 2023 Marijuana Supply and Demand report, reflecting…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Combined Measure 110 funding reached more than 60,000 Oregonians with substance use disorder treatment and other support…
Continue ReadingThe city of Bend is interested in buying 51 acres of the Deschutes National Forest to expand its Outback water treatment facility, but it still has…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., cosponsored bipartisan legislation Wednesday that would help students in Oregon and nationwide use…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – All 12 health insurance companies in the individual, small group, and large group markets in Oregon failed to comply fully…
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time. Inslee’s office said in a statement…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Cliff Bentz (OR-02) announced Wednesday that he has been named chairman of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water,…
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s recently inaugurated Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek plans to ask…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – In August 2022, Willamette Week published a story which highlighted a Department of Administrative Services policy allowing…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Virginia’s U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, along with U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Dianne Feinstein,…
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