By Rob Nosse Last month in this column I talked about important bills we passed during the legislative session. This month I’m going to talk about a bill that didn’t …
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By Representative Rob Nosse I am glad I waited until August to write about the conclusion of the 2023 Legislative Session. Back in May I was pretty much of the …
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By Representative Rob Nosse I had hoped to write a legislative update about how session was going (or how it ended as we are “officially” done on June 25) and …
Representatively Speaking July 2023 Read More
By State Representative Rob Nosse I must submit these columns a week in advance, which can be dangerous when things in politics change fast. Prior to submission, I wrote this column …
Representatively Speaking June 2023 Read More
By State Representative Rob Nosse We are around what I would consider the midpoint of the 2023 legislative session. Admittedly, a lot of the heavy lifting is done toward the end …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse By the time you read this, a critical moment will have passed in the Oregon Legislature and in my Behavioral Health and Health Care committee. …
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By State Representative Rob Nosse The pandemic was not kind to many parts of our state’s economy and culture. We all know that our healthcare systems and our education systems …
Representatively Speaking March 2023 Read More
By State Representative Rob Nosse Most of you already know I have been in working in our Capitol in Salem since early January as the Oregon Legislature is now officially “in …
Representatively Speaking February 2023 Read More
By State Representative Rob Nosse I hope you all enjoyed the holidays with your friends and loved ones. Happy New Year! I am excited for what this year will bring and …
Representatively Speaking January 2023 Read More
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 …
Representatively Speaking December 2022 Read More
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 …
Representatively Speaking November 2022 Read More
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 …
Representatively Speaking October 2022 Read More
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 …
Representatively Speaking September 2022 Read More
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 …
Representatively Speaking August 2022 Read More
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 …
Representatively Speaking July 2022 Read More
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 …
Representatively Speaking June 2022 Read More
