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Inside Our Endorsement Interviews: Phil v. Phil

Excerpts from our video interviews with Phil Chang and Phil Henderson, the two candidates running for Deschutes County Board of Commissioners pos. 2
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

These interviews have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity. Phil Henderson, Republican Candidate for Deschutes County Board of Commissioners Source Weekly: Can you give an example of a time you worked with someone with a different ideology than your own and how you came up with a policy solution that worked for all parties […]

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Opting Out, and Beyond

Deschutes County Commissioners add a measure to the 2020 ballot, and debate fighting LUBA on rule changes
Jeremy Dickman

At the Barnes Sawyer Room, where the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners holds public meetings, anytime the issue of marijuana is on the agenda visitors will find anti-marijuana activists staring down speakers, nodding solemnly and doing their darnedest to guide the Board in stamping out the scourge of marijuana that creeps like a bad dream […]

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Highway 97 Changes Advance

Traffic flow, safety, development benefits expected
Hilary Corrigan

Long-planned efforts to improve US 97 at Bend’s north end have moved a step closer to construction with a $60.4 million federal grant. The project to reroute US 97 on the north side of the city will complete the final segment of the Bend Parkway. The money from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Infrastructure for […]

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A short window of notice on amending marijuana rules in Deschutes County

The County issued an official notice of public hearing to The Bulletin a week before that, but gave the rest of the media two days’ notice about Wednesday’s public meeting.
The Source Staff

On Wednesday morning, as this issue begins to hit stands around Central Oregon, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners was scheduled to hold a public meeting allowing people to weigh in on amendments to the County’s marijuana regulations, which the board voted on back in October. The County issued an official notice of public hearing […]

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New Year, New Rules

Jeremy Dickman

No bones about it, 2018 was a rough one for the marijuana industry. Wholesale prices for marijuana plummeted and we saw the Oregon Liquor Control Commission halt new-license application processing in June, with no certainty if or when new licensees will get the chance to enter the market. Finally, we witnessed an anti-marijuana zealot elected […]

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