Salem, Oregon, March 8, 2021–Democratic Party Chairs representing all Oregon counties that fall within Oregon Congressional District Five have issued a joint statement accusing Congressman Kurt Schrader of betraying the interests of…
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Oregon Leaders Announce $250 Million Summer Learning and Child Care Package for Kids
OIOpublisher Makes equitable investments in educational and child care programs to help Oregon children recover from challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic (Salem, OR) — Today, Governor Kate Brown, Senate President Peter Courtney, and…
Manzanita Historian Publishes Book on Critical Period in American Politics; Live Interview March 2nd
Most political historians agree that the election of 1980 was one of the most consequential in the 20th Century, ushering in the “Reagan Revolution” that has influenced politics for the last 40…
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG UPDATE: Hearings, Help, and a Positive Note from Salem
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Friends, On Monday evening, wildfire survivors from Lincoln County will have an opportunity to tell their stories to the Legislative Committee on Wildfire Recovery. You can watch…
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG UPDATE: Cool Bills, Cold Weather, and COVID
By David Gomberg, State Representative, House District 10 Hello Friends, Late Sunday I received news that all legislative business Monday and Tuesday is cancelled. An ice storm swept through the mid-Willamette Valley Friday night, downing trees and causing widespread power outages….
Tillamook County Democrats Monthly Meeting Thurs. Jan. 28 – Guest Rep. David Gomberg
Join Tillamook County Democrats for their monthly meeting on Thursday January 28th at 6 pm, held virtually on Zoom. The guest will be District 10 State Representative David Gomberg. The public is…
Open Letter to Oregon’s U.S. Senators
Dear Senators Wyden and Merkley, Recent articles in the Wall Street Journal and other news outlets reveal that Senator Lyndsey Graham is personally assisting in putting together a team of lawyers to…
Merkley Legislation to Renew Democracy, Take Big Money Out of Politics Will Be First Bill for New Majority; Merkley, Schumer, Klobuchar Announce that For the People Act will be S.1
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and incoming Chair of the Senate Rules Committee Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that the Senate Democratic majority’s…
OP/ED: Through our grief, a new ray of hope
By Fred Bassett, Chair, Tillamook County Democrats This is Tuesday, January 19, 2021 – a day that was set aside nationally between Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day as a…
OP/ED: January 6, 2021 – It is With Great Sorrow…
By Fred Bassett, Chair, Tillamook County Democrats It is with great sorrow, immense concern and no small amount of fear and confusion that I watch the situation unfold in our national capitol….