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Bend debate heats up already roiling governor’s race

BEND — The three top candidates for governor engaged in a sharp, rapid-fire debate Tuesday, dipping frequently into campaign…

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Oregon DEQ gets new interim director

SALEM — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is undergoing a change of leadership quicker than anticipated. Leah…

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Oregon seeks $920 million in federal public works grants

Oregon is seeking nearly a billion dollars from the $1 trillion public works spending plan that Congress approved…

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New PAC boosts GOP in battle for Oregon Legislature

A political action committee with ties to Oregon’s richest resident, the nation’s largest landowner, and a recently retired…

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Oregon Supreme Court declines to hear state timber lawsuit

SALEM — The Oregon Supreme Court will not hear an appeal by 13 counties that sought more than $1…

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Flu makes a strong comeback as pandemic safeguards are discarded

After more than two years of record lows, influenza — the flu — is making a comeback in…

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Eye to the sky | Skywarn Spotters are the National Weather Service’s eyes in the community

Do you enjoy watching the weather?  Are you someone who likes helping your community and keeping others safe?…

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Oregon governor prepares spending cuts, hopes for federal aid to cushion them

Gov. Kate Brown says she hopes federal aid will cushion the blow of proposed state spending cuts that…

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Republicans return, Oregon legislature goes to work

SALEM — The penultimate day of the 2019 Legislature was a busy one. Most Republican Senators had returned…

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Senate Republicans appear to win significant concessions

SALEM — Senate Republicans appear to have won significant concessions as Democrats have agreed to abandon their central…

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