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Commentary by, E. Werner Reschke, State Representative, Oregon House District 55
The 82nd Legislative Session began this week on Tuesday. Constitutionally, the session runs a maximum of 160 days, between January 17 and June 25. State lawmakers will be debating policy on behalf of their constituents as well as passing a balanced budget for the next two years (2023-2025).
Read MoreSALEM, OR – Oregon Representative E. Werner Reschke announces his service on four committees for the upcoming 82nd Legislative Session.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce has announced that it will be hosting a Republican Governor Candidate Forum on Wednesday, April 13 at Oregon Tech.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. – Governor Brown has issued two new mask mandates just weeks after lifting them. This time, for K-12 students – the group least likely to become seriously ill, be hospitalized, pass the virus to others, or die from COVID-19 – and state employees.
Read MoreMEDFORD, Ore. - Jessica Gomez today officially announced her candidacy to be the next Governor of Oregon. “It is time for Oregonians to work together to build a future in which we can all be proud. I firmly believe the strength of our state lies in our differences,” said Gomez.
Read MoreOregon House Representative, E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls) is our guest on Season 7, Episode 3 of Ask Klamath. In this episode, we a recap of the Oregon Legislature short session, address failures and successes of the session, look ahead to what is next for the Oregon Legislature, and we will take your questions live.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - After eleven days of a bureaucratic stalemate in Salem, Democratic Leaders call for a closure of the 2020 Legislative Session, blaming the Republican walkout for making it impossible to do business.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee is hosting a candidate forum to welcome Republican candidates for Congressional District 2 on Monday, March 9, 2020, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Oregon Tech auditorium.
Read MoreSenate Republican candidate Joe Rae Perkins will be in Klamath Falls on Thursday, February 13 as the guest speaker at the Klamath County Republican Central Committee Meeting at the Waffle Hut (106 Main Street), according to a news release.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore.- Yesterday, the House Committee on Energy and Environment offered us a glimpse of what is to come during the short session. House Bill 4066 would authorize the Public Utility Commission to allow electric companies to recover costs for electric vehicle investments from ratepayers.
Read MoreIn a video statement, US Representative of Oregon’s Second District, Greg Walden (R-Hood River) stated that he will not seek re-election. The top Republican in the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the only Republican in Congress for Oregon will call it quits after his latest term ends in 2021.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. — At approximately 2 p.m. this afternoon, Michael Cross, Chief Sponsor of the “Flush Down Kate Brown” petition to recall Governor Brown delivered 9 boxes of petitions to our office, together with a Petition Submission form SEL 339, attesting to a “Completed Petition Submission” "estimating 290,000" signatures.
Read MoreCommentary by, Representative E. Werner Reschke & Representative Carl Wilson
As the legislature enters the final week of the 2019 session, Senate Republicans have left the State Capitol in protest of many things. Their absence means many policy & budget bills remain unpassed. However, a continuing resolution, passed and signed before Senate Republicans left, will keep state government humming along for at least the next 3 months.
Read MoreSalem, Ore. - Today [May 21, 2018], Senate Democrats rejected Senator Brian Boquist's (R-Salem) amendments to dramatically improve Oregon's tax code, to give Oregon's local small businesses much needed tax relief, as well as an amendment to repeal the small business tax hikes enacted in 2018 by Senate Bill 1528.
Read MoreThe Klamath County Republican Central Committee is hosting a forum with five Oregon Republican Candidates for Oregon Governor: Greg Wooldridge, Sam Carpenter, Bruce Cuff, Jeff Smith and Brett Hyland. The event will be held Thursday, April 19, 2018 starting at 5:30pm at the Klamath Falls, Shilo Inn.
Read MoreBy constitution, the Legislative short Session runs 35 days during even years (2018). This year, the legislature finished its business in 28 days — the shortest short session to date. The pace was quick and hurried. I’m glad I was able to accomplish good things for Klamath and Lake counties in this brief time.
Read MoreBoth the Senate Majority (Democrats) and Minority (Republicans) give statements on Senate Bill 1528 and the views are quite different. Below are the statements by both sides.
Read MoreThe Oregon House of Representatives today unanimously approved legislation with the goal of ensuring that families maintain access to cemetery plots regardless of the status of a cemetery’s operating license. Chief sponsored by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, HB 4073 provides for a minor fix to Oregon’s cemetery and mortuary laws.
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