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In today's edition:
A look at local measures
Some want to expand Oregon’s gun laws
Feds threaten election officials; Oregon’s Tobias Read responds snarkily
Natural gas rates went up over the weekend
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By Alex Baumhardt
Firefighters work under an orange sky at the Rowe Creek Complex Fire in Oregon in late July. As fires spread rapidly across the Pacific Northwest this summer, wildfire veterans say extreme conditions and aggressive fire suppression could put crews in danger. (Photo by Brett Deedon/Oregon State Fire Marshal)
Voters in a quarter of Oregon’s 36 counties will vote in Tuesday’s election on whether to raise local property taxes to fund struggling fire districts and departments trying to keep up with rising costs and record acreage burned.
By Mia Maldonado
Bend residents left chalk art, flowers and gifts at a makeshift memorial at Drake Park after a former student killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School. (Photo by Sean Scully/States Newsroom)
Oregon ranks as 12th in the nation for its gun safety laws, according to gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety.
By Jessica Huseman, Votebeat
A ballot dropbox at the Linn County Clerk’s Office. (Photo by Mia Maldonado/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
The Justice Department has sent yet another round of letters to state election officials warning them that they could face criminal prosecution for violating federal election laws, this time reminding them that they must preserve ballots, voter-registration records, and other election materials for 22 months after a federal election.
By Monica Samayoa | OPB
Natural gas prices for more than 892,000 Oregon customers are set to increase starting Saturday.
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