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Category: Oregon Legislature

NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Bills on the Move

Posted on March 20, 2023March 22, 2023 by Editor

By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 3/20/2023 Hello Neighbors and Friends, The session is moving quickly with primary issues coming into focus and many other bills falling by the wayside. Friday morning, Senator Dick Anderson and I provided an update hosted by Oregon Coast Community College. Because we did not have committee conflicts this week, we were able to appear…

NEWS UPDATE FROM SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Capitol Updates Vol 14

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Editor

Dear Neighbors and Friends, Constituent meetings, floor sessions, events, and committees, it is business as usual down at the state capitol for us legislators. All the while, Spring is officially upon us and as a result we are getting some decent rounds of sunshine. Capitol Updates Constituent Meetings Oregon Justice Resource Center This week I had the opportunity to sit…

NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE CYRUS JAVADI: Bipartisan and Partisan Bills

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Editor

By Representative Cyrus Javadi, House District 32 Dear friends and neighbors, This week marks a significant milestone in the legislative process, as numerous bills reached their critical deadline. Friday was the last day for legislation to be scheduled for a work session in committee, and with few exceptions, any unscheduled bills have now reached the end of their journey. In a heartening…

NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Capitol Updates Vol. 13

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Editor

Dear Neighbors and Friends, Another week down, and there is still much work to be done in Salem. It appears weather is returning to normal in the valley and with daylight savings kicking in over the weekend it is obvious that spring is just around the corner. Soon, the trees will regain their leaves and the flowers will begin to…

NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Taxes, Taxes, and a Town Hall

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Editor

By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 3/13/2023 Hello Neighbors and Friends, If your household is anything like the Gomberg household, you are working on your 2022 tax filings. For the second year in a row, taxpayers will have a few extra days to file their federal income tax returns. The deadline to submit tax returns for 2022, and pay…

NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE CYRUS JAVADI: Defending the North Coast

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Editor

By Representative Cyrus Javadi Friends and neighbors, Thus far, the House has been passing fairly small, non-controversial bills, and things are heating up. Last week, the Housing and Homelessness committee advanced a large housing package and this week, we started meeting daily to vote on bills on the Floor. Committees have already been meeting daily, but now we have Floor…

NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Your Chance to Get Involved

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Editor

By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Neighbors and Friends, Every day in Salem, we receive over 100 emails. I read them and answer them. And increasingly, I’m also encouraging writers to add their thoughtful comments to the formal record on these bills when or if they advance through the legislative process. Most of the 3000-plus bills introduced this…

NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Capitol Updates Vol 12

Posted on March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 by Editor

Dear Neighbors and Friends, It is officially March and that means that we are a quarter of the way through the 82nd legislative session. Things are starting to ramp up with committee meetings and floor sessions lasting longer. The amount of bills being worked on by us Senators and Representatives is growing exponentially. I have been working hard to ensure…

NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Big Bills, Big Revenue News, and Really Big Snowfall

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Editor

By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 2/27/2023 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Mother Nature landed hard across our district this past week. And while the statisticians tell us this was the heaviest snowfall to impact Oregon in 50 years, I think what is much more important is how it impacted you. Our major highway arterials, 101, 18, 20, 229, and 34…

SB 90 – Healthy Forests and Stable Funding for Rural Services Hearing Monday Feb. 27 – Submit testimony

Posted on February 25, 2023February 26, 2023 by Editor

EDITOR’S NOTE: There has been some information about the potential impacts to local government budgets because of reduced timber harvests, and the “Habitat Conservation Plan.” De ja vu’ … I’ve been hearing this for 50 years. And the sky is falling!  Why are we still funding government services with our forests?   I can recall my Dad saying in the 80’s…

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