Tim Knopp
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Of Walkouts and Roadmaps: New ‘Prosperity Officer’ Hails from Central Oregon

Tim Knopp, the former Bend senator disqualified from running for re-election after leading the longest walkout in state history, is now being tapped to bring Oregon back from the economic brink. It’s hard not to see the irony.
by The Source Editorial Board

If you’ve been paying attention to state politics in recent months, then you know that the state’s economy has been a big topic.  Perhaps most eye-popping for some state leaders was Oregon’s ranking in a 2025 CNBC poll, which placed the state 39th among its Top States for Business. Oregon ranked 28th in the poll in 2024, and 21st in […]

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Fagone

Oregon’s second-highest elected official resigned after her side gig with a cannabis company prompted questions about ethical violations
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced she’s resigning from her office effective May 8. Fagan faces an ethics investigation and calls to resign from state Republican leaders after Willamette Week reported Fagan worked as a consultant for the cannabis dispensary chain La Mota. Fagan’s office oversees the Oregon Audits Division, which recently released an […]

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The Biggest Local Stories of 2019

From living on hot sauce to a Republican walkout, there’s lots to remember about the past year
Matt McDonald

Editor’s note: It’s been a big year for national news—but local news had its ups and downs as well. In the spirit of journalistic collaboration, we asked Matt McDonald, news director at Central Oregon Daily, to recap the biggest local stories he and his team worked on this year. Hot Sauce Saves the Day!!! In […]

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Buehler Considers Run for U.S. House

Tuesday tweet indicates Bend surgeon is considering running
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Knute Buehler may be throwing his hat into the ring in the race to replace Rep. Greg Walden. Walden (R-OR2) announced yesterday that after more than 20 years in his current office, he would not seek re-election in 2020. Naturally, that left many in the state positing who would be the GOP candidate to run.  […]

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As School Starts in Portland, More Funding Is On Its Way

Gov. Brown does ceremonial signing of Student Success Act
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

The first day of high school is a momentous occasion for a lot of students—but for students at Portland’s Jefferson High School, today’s first day was even a little more exciting. Gov. Kate Brown visited the school today, on the first day of the 2019-2020 school year for Portland Public Schools, to ceremonially sign HB […]

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Best Republican PR Stunt

Fleeing Oregon to protest Cap and Invest legislation
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

If Oregon Senate Republicans’ goal this year was to position themselves as righteous outlaws, out there to rabble rouse anything that remotely whiffs of “climate change legislation,” then call “The Base” placated. In one epic public relations stunt, Senate Republicans appeared to have a grand time fleeing the state to oppose HB 2020, the proposed […]

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Letters to the Editor

Guest Opinion: A Jewish Voice on Walden and the Immigration Crisis
The Source Staff

Guest Opinion: A Jewish Voice on Walden and the Immigration Crisis Like so many Americans, I am a descendant of immigrants. My family fled anti-Semitic persecution during the Russian Revolution and sailed to America with dreams of a safer world. My Jewish heritage has taught me to ask questions, to fight for social justice and […]

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Letters to the Editor

GUEST OPINION: Before It’s Too Late
The Source Staff

GUEST OPINION Before It’s Too Late Worthy Brewing and Indie Hops stands behind Oregon Business for Climate, a group of businesses seeking legislation to curb runaway greenhouse gas pollution. We’ve been the target of attacks because we supported Oregon’s effort to pass a Cap and Trade carbon emissions reduction bill (HB 2020). Farmers, truckers, loggers […]

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Letters to the Editor

Republican Senators AWOL…Again, Racism, Legislators who flee and Knopp and Racism
The Source Staff

In Response to, “Republican Senators AWOL…Again,” on 6/21 I’m a lifelong Democrat, but Kate Brown and Tina Kotek are anti-democratic zealots and are running roughshod over the Statewide Planning Goal #1 — Citizen Involvement. Their HB 2001 bill (and others) is a complete power grab that would do away with all single-family neighborhoods in Oregon […]

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Tense Legislative Session Comes to an End

Dems lost the carbon tax bill, but managed to pass other bills—including a new tax on cigarettes and paid family medical leave
Chris Miller

Nine days after Senate Republicans walked away from the Oregon Capitol—many leaving the state—most returned on Saturday to participate in a whirlwind legislative session that ended just six and a half hours before the Oregon Constitution would dictate shutting down the session automatically. Republicans left the Senate to deny the Democrats a quorum because of […]

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