The coalition is challenging the validity several rule changes that EFSC and ODOE adopted in October 2017 — rules that, the coalition claims, “dramatically curtain transparency and public participation in permitting decisions for large power plants throughout Oregon,” said a December 2017 press release.
December 8, 2018 midnight read more..
The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) upheld Hood River County’s decision on Monday to grant Apollo Land Holdings, LLC, an extension on their permit to establish an amphitheater on their property at the former Dee Mill site.
December 8, 2018 midnight read more..
After getting the results back from two budget workshops held during the fall, Hood River County intends to pursue a food and beverage tax and an operating levy.
December 5, 2018 midnight read more..The 2018 General Election is officially over, and the results are in. None of the official results changed from the preliminary results issued the week of Nov. 6, although two races that many considered to be up-in-the-air were officially decided.
December 1, 2018 midnight read more..
The race was too close to call in the days and weeks following the Nov. 6 election and many anticipated that it would end with an automatic recount, but Thomsen ended up coming out on top with a .35 percent margin — just above the .20 percent threshold for an automatic recount.
December 1, 2018 midnight read more..
The day before Thanksgiving, State Senate District 26 challenger Chrissy Reitz sent out a press release to thank the community for their support and to announce that she was formally suspending her campaign, effectively conceding to incumbent Senator Chuck Thomsen.
December 1, 2018 midnight read more..Sen. Chuck Thomsen is the official winner of the State Senate Dist. 26 race.
November 27, 2018 10:52 a.m. read more..Hood River County is working to modify Short Term Rental (STR) regulations, and an amendment to the current rules could be open for public hearing in January.
November 21, 2018 midnight read more..By law, any vote result separating candidates by one-half a percentage point or less means an automatic hand recount. As of press time, incumbent Chuck Thomsen (R-Pine Grove) has 29,344 votes to Democrat Chrissy Reitz’s 29,086, according to the latest figures from the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office.
November 17, 2018 midnight read more..
Crowds organized in Hood River, The Dalles and around the country Thursday evening to protest Matthew Whitaker’s appointment as acting Attorney General, a move that put him in charge of overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into potential foreign meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.
November 14, 2018 midnight read more..
U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., defeated Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner Tuesday night but credited his opponent for mounting a “relentless” campaign that earned more votes than any of his previous opponents.
November 14, 2018 midnight read more..
Though she lost the U.S. Representative District 2 race to incumbent Rep. Greg Walden (R) on Nov. 6, Jamie McLeod-Skinner said that by narrowing the gap in some of the district’s major counties, she proved that it is possible to go up against the 20-year incumbent.
November 14, 2018 midnight read more..Though official results won’t be posted until Nov. 21, most of the ballots have been counted and unofficial results have been issued:
November 10, 2018 midnight read more..Landmark litigation brought by young people challenging government inaction on climate change is set to move forward.
November 10, 2018 midnight read more..
According to Indivisible Columbia Gorge, the local organizer, over 100 protesters attended from Hood River, Trout Lake, Mosier and Parkdale.
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