This is reprinted from a Rural Organizing Project email: On Tuesday, President Trump pardoned ranchers Dwight Hammond Jr and Steven Hammond, at the urging of Representative Greg Walden (R-OR). The father and son were imprisoned in 2012 for arson on public land in Harney County Oregon. They served an 18 month prison sentence. In 2015 […]
The next meeting of the Josephine County Democratic Central Committee will be Tuesday, July 10, 2018. The social time starts at 6:30 with the meeting call to order at 7:00. We will be taking care of some business including elections of Precinct Committee Persons who were elected but not confirmed by the state deadline; discussing the […]
What: Adopt-a-Highway Road Clean-Up When: Saturday, July 7, 2018 9-11 a.m. Where: Hwy 199 at Hubbard Lane, Grants Pass Please come and help keep Josephine County beautiful! The Josephine County Democrats do a road clean-up every three months to help keep our highways uncluttered and attractive. We have adopted a section of highway that begins […]
Today, and every day, Oregon Democrats stand united with our partners in labor. Today’s deeply flawed ruling from the Supreme Court undermines generations of work to create a more equitable and fair society. Oregon unions, in particular, have led the way on improving working families’ quality of life. From paid sick leave to minimum […]
“Families Belong Together” March in Grants Pass – June 30th Join the Nation – there will be Marches across the United States. Saturday, June 30th, congregate at 9:30 am in Riverside Park March starts at 10:00 to the Josephine Courthouse. This is a family friendly March – please keep this in mind for your signs! […]
It’s Time for You to be Heard For over a decade, communities in southern Oregon have stood up against the proposed Jordan Cove Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) and the Pacific Connector Pipeline project. This project, now proposed by a huge Canadian fossil fuel corporation called Pembina, would threaten 379 waterways (including 12 public drinking water […]
The next meeting of the Josephine County Democratic Central Committee will be on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. The social time starts at 6:30 with the meeting call to order at 7:00. Josephine County Public Health Director Michael Weber will be at the meeting to give us an update on the current status of the Public […]
The most important race on your May ballot might be one you’re not very familiar with: The race for Commissioner of Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). The BOLI Commissioner oversees enforcement of Oregon’s workplace rights laws, as well as civil rights and housing discrimination. Having the right person in the job is […]
Jeanne Atkins, Democratic Party of Oregon State Chair, has released this information: After months of hard work, today we are releasing the Democratic Party of Oregon’s 2018 Platform and Legislative Action Items. These documents are a testament to the many ways that Democrats are united under shared values. In the next few days, I […]
