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Adair, DeBone keep control over Deschutes County districting process
Decisions of the Deschutes County Commission commonly end in a 2-1 vote, with Commissioner Phil Chang objecting to ...
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Business
Progress for revamped Portland International Airport? The sky’s the limit
The years-long project to revamp the Portland International Airport reached another milestone, the week of May 19, when ...
Government
Oregon bill, headed to governor, sets homeownership goals by 2030
Oregon lawmakers say bill would help guide housing policy Saying homeownership is crucial to building wealth and ...
Local News
Homeless China Hat residents ask court to halt Forest Service eviction
Four residents of the homeless encampment along China Hat Road have filed a request with the U.S. District ...
Bend
Old Mill District expansion will add three buildings for restaurants, retail
By MICHAEL KOHN • The Bulletin The Old Mill Shopping District is set to break ground later this ...
Growth
How homelessness became a crisis in Central Oregon
Erin Smith came to Central Oregon in 2001 to escape California’s high cost of living. She and her ...
Bend
Two decades on, education faces funding gaps and other challenges in Central Oregon
As people drive by the rapidly-growing Oregon State University-Cascades campus on Century Drive, the dust flies from construction ...
Growth
Transportation challenges mirror those from two decades ago
As Deschutes County’s population eclipses 200,000 and Bend continues to explode with growth into a small city, the ...
Business
Deschutes County’s population growth strains health care
Over the past quarter of a century, the population in Deschutes County has doubled in size, but the ...
Business
Central Oregon tourism drives economy, but not without negatives
To many, the Mt. Bachelor ski area kick-started tourism in Central Oregon when it was built in the ...
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