A familiar name to Bend residents was in Salem at the end of the week to push not one but two issues as a volunteer. Linda Crossman, a former city of Bend accessibility manager, went to Salem to testify on … Continue reading
First, former Governor Neil Goldschmidt’s portrait was removed from its spot alongside other Oregon governors in the hallway outside the Senate Chambers, and placed in the corner of the Legislative Library. Now, the portrait will be removed from the state … Continue reading
On Thursday, the bipartisan rhetoric dominating the Capitol these days slipped when Rep. Bill Kennemer, R-Oregon City, called for the House Democratic Leader, Rep. Dave Hunt, D-Clackamas, to resign for “deliberately lying to voters.” Kennemer called the deceptions “deliberate and … Continue reading
Erik Kancler will be spending even more time in Salem this session than he did two years ago, when he led Central Oregon LandWatch’s push to ban destination resorts from the Metolius River Basin. Only now he won’t be working … Continue reading