By State Representative Rob Nosse The election is over and the results are in. There is a good chance I will be the chair of a combined Behavioral Health and Health …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse By the time you are reading this, you should have received your ballot in the mail. Election season is almost over, and it is a …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse I am voting “no” on Measure 26-228, the charter reform proposal to remake our city government. There I said it and, believe me, I really want …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse About once a month someone asks me how I got into politics or what is it like to be a state representative. Here is what …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse It was a tough call about what I should write about last month. While this is a bit of “old news” at this point, it is …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse Just before I left for vacation and while I was away, we had two more horrifying mass shooting tragedies, one in Buffalo, NY, and one in …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse It might be risky for me to opine on the primary that was in theory concluded on Tuesday, May 17. Ballots that were mailed and postmarked …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse Many of you know I write an e-newsletter. It really took off during the start of the pandemic when people were hungry for information and updates …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse In March I wrote this column before the legislative session ended. I tried to avoid making too many predictions, not knowing how all the chips would …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse This month I have been in Salem a lot as we rush to pass bills and improve budgets in a 35-day window. As I mentioned in …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse By the time you read this I will be in the midst of another legislative session. Last month I wrote about the bills I was working …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse As you have hopefully heard, we held a special session of the Legislature in December to allocate additional rental assistance and deal with other pressing budget …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse There is no one in this city who has not felt the impact of our current housing crisis. In my work at the legislature, I am …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse Given how much I hear about the mental and behavioral health challenges in our city, I thought I would provide an update about what is going …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse This month I can’t stop thinking about what is going on in Newberg and a new policy which does not allow students to display a …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse Fall is coming! I hope you all managed to stay cool and safe despite the heat, smoke and rising Delta variant cases this past month. …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse This is the first one of these columns that I have written since the 2021 Legislative Session ended. Now that I have had a little …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse As I write this, our legislative session is close to ending and we are as busy as ever. I am lucky to be a member …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse Some of you know I am a member of the Ways and Means Committee and the Co-Chair of the Health and Human services Subcommittee. Ways …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse With the speed of change in politics and events in general these days it can be a little tricky to write a column a few …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse It finally feels like spring is upon us. This has been a long, tough winter but I feel a real sense of optimism for the …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse I can recall many moments in my lifetime that reveal the sometimes stark differences in the ways people of color experience policing and daily living …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse These columns are always submitted a week or two in advance of the printing. Hopefully President Biden and Vice President’s Harris’ inauguration, despite the pandemic …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse Happy New Year to all my constituents! This holiday season has been different in so many ways. Despite the pandemic, I hope everyone had some …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse By the time you read this, our country will be one step closer to ending the presidency of Donald Trump. The Electoral College meets on …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse I have been your Representative in the State Legislature for almost six years and am heading into my fourth term. Rather than reflect on something …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse Rather than discuss the recent legislative special session this month, I thought I would focus on work in the Legislature that, until recently, has not …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse As I am writing this column a special session of the legislature is looming to deal with policy questions raised by COVID-19 and to figure …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse What a difference a month has made. To say it is a totally different world since my last column feels like a complete understatement. The …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse By the time you read this, we will be more than halfway through the 2020 legislative short session. Here are a few of the bills …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse Happy new year to all my constituents. As the new year begins, I have taken time to reflect on my involvement as a member of …
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