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We had a fantastic booth at this year’s fair! Many thanks to Paula Minetti-Maboll for coordinating our participation in the event. She ensured that every aspect ran smoothly, allowing us to focus on what mattered most — connecting with the community. We were grateful that so many fairgoers attended despite the heat and hazardous wildfire smoke that blanketed Prineville for...

Initiative Petition 28, the controversial Oregon measure that sought to criminalize hunting and fishing, will not appear on the November ballot after the Secretary of State’s Office ruled that supporters failed to gather enough valid signatures. Proponents turned in 142,784 signatures, comfortably above the 117,173 required. But only 104,262 were deemed valid by the Secretary of State’s Office after two...

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The ballot measure would redefine the legal status of animals, directly harm farmers, ranchers, anglers, and hunters, and result in significant job losses. If Initiative Petition 28 qualifies for the ballot and is approved by voters, fishing, slaughtering livestock, conducting animal research, and even pest control would be effectively banned and treated as criminal activities. While exemptions would remain for...

On May 1st, 50+ Crook County Democrats joined hundreds of organizations nationwide to oppose U.S. policies that prioritize billionaires over families and everyday workers. Since Inauguration Day, corporate billionaires — who built their fortunes on the backs of low-wage workers — together with the Project 2025 agenda, have led attacks on workers’ rights and freedoms. They’ve targeted people based on...

Our April 11 forum at the Pine Theater in Prineville featured the six Democratic candidates for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District: Chris Beck, Mary Doyle, Rebecca Mueller, Peter Quince, Dawn Rasmussen, and Patty Snow. The candidate who prevails in this race will go on to face the Republican primary winner in the fall midterm election. They each responded to a range...

Donald Trump’s escalating war in Iran is reckless, unlawful, and hurting Americans. His current threat to attack Iran’s civilian infrastructure — power plants, bridges — reveals a narcissistic, immoral leader. Targeting civilian infrastructure would constitute war crimes under international law. Our service members and military leaders swear an oath to the Constitution. They are legally required to refuse unlawful orders,...

Since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission in 2010, Americans have been told that only the Court itself or a constitutional amendment could stem the flood of corporate and dark money in politics. That’s not true. Citizens United (558 U.S. 310) held that lawmakers cannot regulate a corporation’s right to spend independently in elections....

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley held a town hall Saturday in Prineville, addressing election anxieties and opposition to the Trump administration. “We’re going to turn this around, and we’re going to restore a democratic republic,” he said, speaking directly to audience fears and pointing to the forces that helped propel Donald Trump to power. Roughly 100 people gathered in the Barnes...

Longtime Sen. Ron Wyden focused on several pressing national issues during a town hall in Prineville on Wednesday morning. The April 1 event drew about 80 participants to the Crook County Fairgrounds. Wyden opened by noting the April Fool’s Day timing and pledged that Oregonians “will not be made fools” by developments in Washington, D.C., and under the Trump administration....