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Oregon Senator Ron Wyden echoed many Central Oregonians’ criticisms of Mt. Bachelor’s “Fast Tracks,” which would allow people to skip regular lines at all but three of the resort’s ski lifts. Passes start at $49 a day, but price will vary based on mountain conditions, day of the week and holidays. A petition seeking to […]
With the entire state in some form of drought, Oregon’s fire season is starting earlier than it has in recorded history. The season could be as devastating as last year’s wildfires that swept over 1 million acres and destroyed thousands of homes, officials say. The potential for disaster has spurred public officials across the state […]
This is a developing story. We’ll update as more information becomes available. Members of Congress were evacuated from the U.S. Capitol today, after armed rioters stormed in during the process certifying electoral college votes. “It’s a strange feeling to be locked in a room that you know is not really designed to be secure.” – […]
I talked to Sen. Ron Wyden this morning, ranking member of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Finance, who is still in Washington, D.C. preparing for future legislation to respond to the coronavirus crisis. We chatted about unemployment reform, vote by mail and more. Questions for Wyden are in italics and the conversation has been lightly edited […]
Do you have a river you love in Oregon? Do you want to see it more protected than it is today? Now’s the time to speak up. Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden is asking Oregonians to nominate more Oregon rivers for the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System—meant to “preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, […]
Amid the fever pitch of a long-awaited spring equinox, boaters, kayakers and other water-loving Oregonians are celebrating the recent victories won with the Natural Resources Management Act. Passage of the Act, also known as the public lands bill, means new Wild and Scenic River designations for 621 miles of rivers nationwide—plus, additional default river protections […]
If approved, the president’s 2020 budget proposal would eliminate federal funding for afterschool programs. It’s a cut that could impact 1.7 million children, according to Afterschool Alliance, an advocacy group that works to ensure that all youth have access to affordable, quality afterschool programs. The chief federal funding stream for afterschool and summer learning programs […]
The situation at the U.S.-Mexican border is something that most Americans are aware of, but seeing it in person brings the reality home in a whole new way. That’s what one Bend woman says after volunteering on the Mexican side of the border. Kathryn Olney works as a trial counsel for SAIF Corporation in Bend. […]
It’s no secret that Oregon produces good weed—and a lot of it. Along with other bastions of marijuana, such as Humboldt County, Calif., Oregonians have a very green thumb that’s put the state near the top of the heap when it comes to production of the stuff. Oregon’s thumb is so green, in fact, that […]
Beer enthusiasts often rejoice at the opening of new breweries; but those announcements can sometimes come with a downside: more competition. In the case of one of Oregon’s most established breweries, that competition proved to be too much to handle. BridgePort Brewing Company announced on its Facebook page Tuesday that it would be closing its […]
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