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With a Referendum on ODOT Funding, Oregon Is Damned If We Do…or Don’t

A vote in May gets the matter settled sooner, but has the potential to erode voter trust

by The Source Editorial Board March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Over the past several weeks we have heard arguments both for and against the notion of putting a citizen-led repeal of new gas taxes on the May ballot, rather than a November one. Proponents said it gets the question of future funding for the Oregon Department of Transportation answered sooner. Opponents said it subverted the […]

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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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Independent Party of Oregon achieves major party status

Erin RookFebruary 9, 2015January 14, 2024

The Independent Party of Oregon has become the first major party in the state, outside of the Democratic and Republican parties, Secretary of State Kate Brown announced today. As of February 2, the state determined that the party had reached the necessary threshold to qualify—membership exceeding 5 percent of the state’s population. As a major […]

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