Laurel Brauns
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Connecting to Local Resources: Find Them All Here. (Incluye enlaces a recursos espaรฑoles)

From food to unemployment, tap these resources through this COVID-19 pandemic
Laurel Brauns

This page will be regularly updated with services, contact information, and ways you can stay connected with the community and help others as we weather the storm created by COVID-19 together. Many thanks to Pandemic Partners-Bend for compiling a list of helpful resources that we used to create this article. Connect with Pandemic Partners-Bend on […]

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How Can I Help?

From Facebook Groups to online donations, the coronavirus crisis can be a chance to volunteer and offer financial assistance
Laurel Brauns

A crisis of the magnitude that COVID-19 represents can reveal the lack of sustainable social safety nets in American society. Local, state and federal government assistance is on the way, but more help is needed to make sure everyone has access to services and assistance. Closures of vital resources, such as libraries where many people […]

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City and County Declare State of Emergency

Bend’s state of emergency will last through April 15
Laurel Brauns

Eric King, Bend City Manager, declared a local state of emergency at 1 p.m. this afternoon in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. City Council will vote to ratify the declaration on Wednesday. President Trump declared a national emergency at noon PST today. Gov. Kate Brown announced a state of emergency for Oregon on Thursday morning. […]

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National Coronavirus Confusion

Trump declares a national emergency: Is the U.S. learning from the success and failure of other countries?
Laurel Brauns

Is the U.S. government doing enough to slow the spread of this potentially lethal pandemic? President Donald Trump and national agencies ranging from the Center for Disease Control to the Federal Drug Administration have been the target of a never-ending stream of criticism: They’ve had disorganized response a highly contagious virus that poses a new […]

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Small Group of State Legislators Will Meet Next Week

Sen. Tim Knopp will represent Central Oregon on the Special Joint Committee for Coronavirus Response
Laurel Brauns

Some members of the Oregon Legislature will meet virtually as the Special Joint Committee on Coronavirus Response. The Legislature has not yet announced the timeline and location of the meetings. The purpose of the committee is to quickly make recommendations for legislative action to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The committee will work to: Provide […]

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City of Bend Cancels Some Meetings and Events

Advisory committee meetings, project-based public meetings canceled
Laurel Brauns

Anne Aurand, Communications Director for the City of Bend, announced this afternoon that in accordance with State guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Central Oregon, numerous meetings and open houses are canceled today through April 8. The first presumed case of COVID-19 in Deschutes County was reported March 11 by Deschutes County Public […]

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Big Events Out: Gov. Kate Brown Announces Orders to Slow Spread of Coronavirus

Keep schools open, but cancel events larger than 250 people, Brown says. Local schools cancel games, performances, field trips
Laurel Brauns

Gov. Kate Brown issued immediate new rules this morning to slow the spread of COVID-19 throughout Oregon. She based these on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, public health experts in the state, epidemiologists and other health professionals. Health officials said they’ve estimated that as many as 75,000 Oregonians could be infected […]

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Disappointing Finish

Republican walkouts end the 2020 Oregon legislative session early. What now?
Laurel Brauns

In the game of Oregon politics that was the short session this winter, no one wins. Not the Democrats, not the Republicans, not the people of Oregon. A week and a half ago, most House and Senate Republicans in Salem abandoned their jobs as lawmakers. This is the fifth time in 10 months Republicans have […]

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Coronavirus in Deschutes County

First case in the local area is hospitalized at a St. Charles facility
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan and Laurel Brauns

This story has been updated. 3/11 8:18 pm: Updated below to reflect the discovery of two new cases at a veterans’ home in Linn County. Officials from Deschutes County Public Health announced Wednesday that it has seen its first presumed case of COVID-19. The patient is being hospitalized at a St. Charles facility, officials said. […]

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