Online retailers may soon need to collect sales taxes when they sell items to people who live in states with a sales tax. On June 21, the Supreme Court ruled that a state may collect sales tax from taxpayers located in other states. The ruling stems from a 2016 case in South Dakota, where the […]
Editor’s note: The title in the online version of this piece has been amended from the print version, changing “bipartisan” to “partisan.” We regret this oversight in word choice. Ideally, the battle against the effects of climate change would be fought both on the local and national levels. But barring action by the latter, we […]
Nothing Idle about idling Idling in traffic is one thing. Idling without actually going anywhere is another. More and more in Bend, I see people sitting in their running cars, doodling around on their phones (or in one case, filing her nails). In winter it’s for the heater, and now as it gets increasingly hotter, […]
After Monday’s meeting between leaders of two of the world’s superpowers, in which President Trump condemned the Justice Department and accepted the explanation of a hostile foreign leader over the findings of his own intelligence agencies, reactions from Oregon’s two senators were unflattering. “President Trump is repeatedly siding with a dictator over his own government […]
This past weekend, families gathered en masse to celebrate Father’s Day. It should come as no small irony to contrast those happy Father’s Day scenes with the hundreds of fathers and mothers, detained on criminal charges, separated from their children, for the crime of crossing the U.S. border illegally. Whatever your personal position on the […]
Ron Wyden, one of Oregon’s two Democratic Senators, answered a few questions from the Source’s staff before heading to his Town Hall Friday night at Pilot Butte Middle School in Bend. Here are a few of the things Wyden had to say. On Net Neutrality: “It’s really important for a community like Central Oregon, where […]
“Were you aware of any concerns at the FBI or elsewhere about your contacts with the Russians, or any other matters relevant to whether you should step aside from the Russian investigation?” Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified today as the Russia & 2016 Election Investigations continue in the U.S. Senate. The above quote is from […]
When it comes to the proposed fiscal year 2018 budget issued today by the president, some of Oregon’s leaders didn’t waste time weighing in. From Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley (D): “News flash to Donald Trump: Most Americans don’t have their own skyscrapers and jets and golf courses. They’re working long hours; stressed out about how […]
Three new bills are aimed at de-scheduling the cannabis industry, allowing businesses to claim tax credits and deductions, and adding a federal excise tax.
As he walked onto the stage at Sisters High School Monday to introduce Oregon Senator Ron Wyden (D), Sisters Mayor Chuck Ryan said the high school’s auditorium was the largest space they could obtain for the event. With a large turnout, it was clear that bigger spaces were necessary. Around 700 people attended Monday’s […]
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