
Michael Sipe, Donald Trump, and an alleged multi-level marketing scam
Michael Sipe was a Regional Vice President for an MLM with Trump connections currently being sued for fraud.

City council candidate does not appear to meet residency requirement
Erlin Taylor, owner of a Portland-area property management company, registered to vote in Bend for the first time on a Wednesday and filed to run for city council the next Monday. She has never voted in Bend or Deschutes County.

We’re the Wurst no longer first as Confederate flag guy starts his own food truck
Spotted at a big campaign event for Christine Drazan, the Republican candidate for governor.

Bend City Council Candidate List is Finalized
The deadline for candidates to file for Bend City Council elections has passed today and there are no last minute surprises.

How to watch election night results in Deschutes County
It’s as simple as checking the links, right? Hopefully! First results are released after 8pm Polls close at 8pm. Deschutes County typically reports first results around 8:20. Another round of results usually arrives before midnight. Then we wait. Some counties may offer additional updates the next day, others wait until scheduled reporting dates – that’s every following Wednesday in most counties. Start with the local and state links Since the most-watched races tonight – like our new congressional district and


A map of tax lots in Bend where the owner’s mailing address is not Oregon
Anyone want to guess which states the colors are? Purple is probably an easy one.

Political ads are hitting TV early. Here’s how to track them in Central Oregon.
State candidates report their campaign finances in Orestar. Federal candidates report to the FEC. When they buy ad time on TV or radio, though, the station who runs the ad also has to report it separately to the FCC in what are called Public Inspection Files.


Don’t Trust Strangers: Politics Edition
We have a transparency problem in this town and it seems to keep coming from the same source.