Find up-to-date results for the 2018 midterm races and measures below. (Editor’s note: Page last updated 10:38 pm Tuesday). Some takeaways thus far from election night: -All state measures defeated, except Measure 102.– Democrat incumbent Kate Brown wins the governor’s race against Republican Knute Buehler– Republican Cheri Helt set to win the Bend’s Oregon House […]
Measure 105
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Letters to the Editor
Un-bag Bend In May, Un-Bag Bend, a coalition of local citizens, made a proposal to Bend City Council, for a passage of an ordinance to ban single use plastic bags (those less than 4 mm in diameter). The Ordinance is meant to prevent waste, decrease environmental pollution, reduce contamination of recyclables and provide incentive for […]
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Sheriff Nelson Endorses Pro-Measure 105 Statement
DA John Hummel is still against repealing Oregon’s sanctuary law
On Aug. 27, 15 Oregon sheriffs from mostly rural counties—including Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson—endorsed a statement from Clatsop County Sheriff Thomas J. Bergin, asking voters to repeal Oregon’s “illegal-immigrant” sanctuary statute. Ballot Measure 105 would “repeal the state law, Oregon Revised Statute 181A.820, which forbids state agencies, including law enforcement, from using state resources […]