Wyden, Merkley Introduce $50 Billion Bill to Address Child Care Crisis Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., in introducing a bill that would address the child care crisis worsened by coronavirus in Oregon and across the country by creating a $50 billion Child […]
News George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and all who came before May 29, 2020 A Message from Rosa Colquitt, PhD, Chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon’s Black Caucus On May 26, most Americans woke up to the news of a disturbing video showing 46-year-old George Floyd pinned to the concrete with the knee […]
Hi, Fellow Democrats– I’m forwarding an email sent by our DPO CD2 Chair, Nathan Soltz. This year’s convention is supposed to be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but Covid19 may cause it to be electronic instead. You may either vote electronically or by mail if you wish vote for Oregon’s convention delegates, but you have to sign […]
Are we getting out the vote? Click on this link and it will take you to the Secretary of State’s website where you can see how many Josephine County voters have returned their 2020 Primary ballots and how that compares with other counties. Click on the upper right side of the screen at Daily Ballot […]
Personal protection equipment to thwart the coronavirus is in critically short supply. Here is a link to a Facebook group whose members are actively making virus-blocking masks. Can you sew? You can check out their ideas and comments here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/241770846985445/
Here is a list of restaurants offering services: Grants Pass Catalyst Pizza – Open for take-out as per usual Sweet Tea Express – All locations open for take-out or delivery through DoorDash or GrubHub Si Casa Xpress – Drive-through and take-out Musashi Sushi Bar – Open for carry-out Wild River Brewing – Open for carry-out […]
Nobody is Above the Law Rally is happening!! Hosted by Rogue Indivisible What: Show Your Support for Impeaching #45 When: Tuesday, December 17th, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Where: Josephine County Courthouse, 500 NW 6th Street, Grants Pass Details: The house will vote on articles of Impeachment on Wednesday, December 18th. Bring your signs, bring […]
It’s been almost three years since a Democrat sat in the Oregon secretary of state’s office. Now a cluster of prominent Democrats are preparing to battle each other to take it back. For more on this story please follow the link to Oregon Public Broadcasting: opb.org/…/oregon-secretary-of-state-democrat-candidates
Beyond Boom and Bust are offering FREE tickets to members of the Josephine County Democrats for our upcoming documentary dance theatre production about local people’s experience of the economy, specifically cannabis and legalization. The show is set to happen next week in Ashland on Friday October 4th and Saturday October 5th. Tickets are sliding scale […]