Part 2: Local residents packed the Hood River Valley Adult Center to hear candidates running for state office in Oregon take questions on Sept. 24.
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UNDERWOOD — Underwood Community Center, 951 School House Road, hosts a non-partisan candidate night on Oct. 9 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
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Free news: If you want to meet the candidates for the Cascade Locks City Council, a candidate forum will be held on Monday, Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Port of Cascade Locks pavilion.
Free news: This free, non-partisan community forum will feature election officials from Wasco and Hood River counties in Oregon and Klickitat County in Washington on Oct. 1 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Rockford Grange.
THE DALLES — Rep. Cliff Bentz, who’s seeking a fourth term serving Oregon’s sprawling 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House, held a town hall on Sept. 11 to discuss a variety of wildfire-related matters at Columbia River Hotel.
Free news: Constituents are invited to submit questions to info@gorgenews.com by noon on Monday, Sept. 21. Questions can be specific to HD52 or SD26; questions will not be accepted from the audience during the event, from 7-8:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24 at the Hood River Valley Adult Center.
Free state news: Rep. Jeffrey Helfrich's (R-Hood River) five-part proposal would halt looming labor and regulatory cost increases while Oregon examines their cumulative impact on agriculture.
Free state news: On Sept. 8, the House Interim Committee on Rules heard the status of federal interference with Oregon’s vote-by-mail system, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Aug. 24 decision lifting a lower-court injunction that blocked President Trump’s executive order targeting mail-in voting
THE DALLES — With Timothy McGlothlin stepping away from his seat to run for mayor this November, The Dalles City Council Position 1 is up for grabs. Two candidates, Kim Morgan, 62, and Tristan Sheppard, 30, will vie for the spot.
KLICKITAT & SKAMANIA COS. — Below are the final results from the Aug. 4 primary election in Klickitat and Skamania counties. Columbia Gorge News only tracks contested local races for public office, along with ballot measures.
THE DALLES — Wasco County Commissioner candidate John Andrew Grant IV was arrested on several misdemeanor charges July 21.
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KLICKITAT CO. — With Bob Songer retiring, three candidates are vying to be the first new sheriff of Klickitat County since 2015, and only two will remain after the Aug. 4 primary election. Here’s your introduction.
Washingtonians feel about income tax the way Oregonians feel about sales tax. So when the legislature in Olympia passed a 9.9% tax on annual incomes over $1 million, it unleashed a major backlash.
A new unexpected cost is likely to come the county's way. Sharon Carter of Senior Services reported that the master software that runs the whole public transportation network is starting to fail.
A number of changes to Washington State laws went into effect July 1, with an emphasis on raising money for the state. Here's a quick rundown.
THE DALLES — Between an absent Mayor Rich Mays and another lengthy executive session to cap the evening, The Dalles City Council Meeting on June 22 largely centered on public comment, including demands for higher wages from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Free news: The League of Women Voters of Klickitat and Skamania counties will host a Klickitat County sheriff candidate forum at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, at the Mt. View Grange, 1085 N Main Ave.
Free news: On June 25, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley launched an investigation into the Trump Administration’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, which has so far reportedly cost American taxpayers more than $16 million.
Free news: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined her Senate Democratic colleagues sending a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) demanding the USPS abandon attempts to restrict voting by mail called for in an unconstitutional executive order from President Trump.
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