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Oregon Elections Chief Weighs in on Deschutes County Races, Campaign Finance and Voter Reform

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read visited Central Oregon this week

by Clayton Franke March 17, 2026March 17, 2026

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read — a state elected official responsible for running elections — swung through Central Oregon this week to meet with high school students, local and state politicians, elections officials and local media. In an interview with the Source Tuesday morning, Read discussed campaign finance reform, election integrity, his pushback to federal legislation seeking to toughen […]

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WATCH: Deschutes County Republican primary May 2022 ▶ [with video]

The Source Weekly interviews Scott Stuart and Tony DeDone, candidates for Deschutes County Board of Commissioners

by Nicole Vulcan April 27, 2022September 14, 2024

Scott Stuart and Tony DeBone are both running in the Deschutes County Republican primary, vying for a seat on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. In this interview, Source Publisher and Editor Nicole Vulcan talk with Stuart and DeBone about land use, their rating of the county health department’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic… and, […]

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Who’s Running

The May primary elections are coming soon. Here’s a look at who’s thrown their hat in the ring, and where they’re getting their cash

The Source StaffMarch 9, 2022May 10, 2025

This story has been updated from the print edition. Elections are ahead again: first the May primary that allows people registered with a particular party to vote for their favorite candidates, followed by the general election in November. The filing deadline to run in the May primary was March 8. Here are the candidates local […]

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Vote YES on 9-135 – City of Bend Bonds for Traffic Flow, East-West Connections, Neighborhood Safety Improvements

A “no” vote on this measure and the potential for disaster that forestalling infrastructure improvements would cause should not be underestimated

by The Source Staff October 14, 2020July 8, 2025

While the term, “unprecedented times” is thrown around a lot these days regarding the pandemic, it also holds true for the type of growth that Bend is experiencing. Our community had been faced with the incredible task of keeping up with rapid growth before, but the newfound appeal of our community to pandemic-induced telecommuters, emigres […]

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Inside Our Endorsement Interviews

The Source’s “My View” video series interviews local political candidates one-on-one, ahead of the 2020 election. Below are excerpts from our conversations.

by The Source Staff September 30, 2020February 6, 2024

The following excerpts have been edited lightly for clarity. Shane Nelson, running for Deschutes County Sheriff, incumbent Source Weekly: What’s your take on the notion of defunding the police—which really has evolved into a more detailed conversation around a reallocation of resources? Shane Nelson: Let me start by saying there’s a lot of fine women […]

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