(EDITOR’S NOTE: Photo from the Tillamook County Family YMCA and the banner greeting Governor Kotek during her August visit.) To the Editor: It was incredibly heartening to see Governor Tina Kotek…
Category: Oregon Governor’s Office
OP/ED: Tina Kotek Supports Rural Counties – Call to Rural Voters to Support Tina
By Emily West, Communications Committee Chair, Democratic Party of Coos County Rural Oregon, it’s time to get behind Tina! She has had our counties in mind, and she has fought to…
Merkley, Bonamici, Wyden, Oregon Leaders Unlock $14 Million in Federal Funding for Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Oregon’s U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, and Oregon State…
Why I Will Vote for Tina Kotek for Governor
I will vote for Governor Tina Kotek. Here are just a few of the reasons. Governor Kotek acknowledges the dangers of the climate crisis and works to find ways to create a healthy environment for…
OP/ED: Why Not Drazan …
By Vic Affolter Tina Kotek may not be Oregon’s historically most popular governor, but that doesn’t justify her being replaced by Christine Drazan, who is out of tune with a majority of…
One-Year Reprieve for Oregon Salmon Fisheries – BPA Extends Funding for SAFE Hatcheries
Alongside Oregon’s fishing communities, state pressed BPA to reconsider decision that put 7 million salmon and Oregon fishing communities at risk Great news on Friday September 4, 2026 from Oregon Dept. of…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: An Unusually Long Read About Three Important Subjects
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 7/6/2026 Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Governor’s “Prosperity Council” has presented their report. The 15-member group of business, governmental and labor representatives last Thursday released…
Oregon Prosperity Council Delivers Final Recommendations to Governor Kotek
Report calls for bold action to strengthen Oregon’s economic competitiveness, create family-wage jobs, and expand opportunity for all Oregonians SALEM, Ore. — On June 25, 2026, the Oregon Prosperity Council presented Governor…
CALL TO ACTION: End Potluck Prohibition; Bring Back Community – Send Letters to Governor
EDITOR’S NOTE: For those of you that misssed Watt’s guest column about Oregon’s outlawing of potlucks… here’s the link https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/guest-column-oregon-should-be-a-sanctuary-for-potlucks/ Here’s his latest – a letter to Governor Kotek, and if you’d…
Oregon Coast Travelability Receives Governor’s Award for Advancing Accessible Travel
Oregon Coast Travelability takes home the Governor’s Award as catalyst for a statewide initiative to promote and improve accessible tourism This week at the Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Portland, the…
