By Laura Swanson, Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer Change is hard – especially when you are talking about something like changing political parties. It’s one thing for an ordinary citizen to switch parties,…
Category: Oregon Legislature
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Basically Boring Update
OIOpublisher >By State Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 10/6/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, I promised my overworked, one-person staff that I would write a boring newsletter this week. The last two…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: How to Make Compassion Sound Naïve and Cruelty Sound Responsible
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege.” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
Oregon Senate Passes ODOT Funding Bill During Special Session Monday Sept. 29; Series of Press Releases from Oregon Legislature
EDITOR’S NOTE: The flurry of press releases from the Oregon legislature, each with their “view” of the passage of the ODOT funding proposals are packaged below. Instead of posting each separately, I…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: September is Proving to be Very Busy
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 9/29/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Needless to say, there is a lot going on. Since I returned from my study trip to Israel, “To See…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Can the President Send Troops? Yes, and No. But mostly No.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: People Haven’t Changed. And That’s the Point.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: To See for Myself
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 9/22/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, It seems we live in times where there is so much information, it is hard to discern what is real…
Transportation Special Session to Resume During Interim Legislative Days, Sept. 29
The vote on critical stop-gap transportation investments will be held during September legislative days to allow for Sen. Chris Gorsek to be present (SALEM, Ore.) – Following the most recent of ongoing…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Grow Modestly or Not at All?
By State Representative David Gomberg 9/15/2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, One of the state’s leading economic observers says Oregon’s growth is over. As Oregon’s political and business leaders prepare for a summit…