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Local lawmaker faces conduct complaint for alleged intimidation over gun bill vote

A conduct complaint was filed this week against Rep. Jason Kropf, D-Bend, alleging he created a hostile environment and intimidated a colleague during a committee session on gun policy.
State

Oregon’s economy has lagged for decades. Some blame a shrinking workforce and too much red tape

When Gov. Tina Kotek convened the first meeting of her newly named Prosperity Council on Jan. 22, she told the 16-member panel what she hoped to achieve.
Local

Library considers meeting room restrictions amid security issues, alcohol use, misuse concerns

Crook County’s public library may soon restrict use of its meeting rooms to normal operating hours after staff raised concerns about after-hours security problems, building access issues, and facility misuse.
Local

DA Hathorn says Crook County has no unrepresented criminal cases after Supreme Court dismissals, but warns risks remain

The Oregon Supreme Court’s recent right-to-counsel decision has resulted in the dismissal of nearly 1,500 criminal cases statewide, but no such dismissals have been reported in Crook County.
Public Transparency

Questions mount over insider contract as records show taxpayer funds also paid for contractor’s luxury resort stays, private dinners

A local contractor with longstanding government ties and a history of ethics concerns involving federal contracts, used taxpayer funds to attend conferences at luxury resorts and to pay for meals for its governing board members.
State

Lawmakers consider raising retirement benefits for some public safety workers

Oregon lawmakers are currently wrestling in Salem with federal cuts for health care and food assistance programs.
Public Transparency

Judge orders Ochoco West Water & Sanitary Authority to release public records, pay legal fees

A Crook County Circuit Court judge has entered a default judgment and injunction against the Ochoco West Water and Sanitary Authority (OWWSA), ordering the district to release public records after it failed to respond to a lawsuit filed last fall by the Prineville Review.
Politics

Tobias Read says there’s enough time to put a Gas Tax Repeal Measure on the may ballot—barely

Secretary of State Tobias Read released a memo today outlining what Democrats must do to place a controversial gas tax repeal on the May 19 ballot.
Public Transparency

Crook County commissioners remove county attorney from day-to-day public records role

The Crook County Board of Commissioners voted last week to temporarily shift responsibility for administering public records requests away from the county’s legal department and into county administration, adopting an interim structure while a comprehensive rewrite of the county’s public records policy is underway.
Public Transparency

Ochoco West water district’s public meeting issues continue despite an ongoing State ethics investigation

The Ochoco West Water and Sanitary Authority (OWWSA) continues to face allegations of violating Oregon’s public meetings laws, even as a formal investigation by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission (OGEC) remains underway into the district’s governance and transparency practices.
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