Josephine County Commissioners Meetings May 30th, 2023 4H Budget Meeting A 4H fracas turned into a full-fledged War on Woke after Josephine County Commission Chair Herman Baertschiger and Commissioner John West voted to cancel the modest levy funding the youth program for 27 years. Also, a casualty of this war is the Master Gardener program, […]
According to the Grants Pass Daily Courier Josephine County Commissioners decided to de-fund the 4H and Master Gardner programs because of rumor and innuendo…a conspiracy theory has been created around an alleged incident regarding religion 4H representatives say was not true. Commissioners canceled a long-standing voter-approved levy that brings in $414000 to the programs. If […]
May 17 2023 Commission Business Meeting Josephine County Commissioners have suddenly become very interested in children. Feeding on information from Commission regular Judy Ahrens, whose social concerns come from right-wing conspiracy theory sources and religious media, Commissioners regularly blast schools for teaching too much sex and not enough history. Commissioner Herman Baertschiger tells people from the […]
As you know the current Oregon Secretary of State has resigned. What this means is that Governor Kotek will now appoint an interim Secretary of State who according to state law must be of the same Party as the outgoing. Having worked in past campaigns for her in both Congressional District 2 and Secretary of […]
“It could be a political setup you know.” That’s what Josephine County Commission Chair Herman Baertschiger said about criticism of their refusal to take steps to get state funding for homelessness during a Legal Council meeting April 18. In one of her first acts in office, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed three executive orders addressing […]
Far-right Republicans in Josephine County are counting on inattentive voters to help them build a framework for taking over the world, or at least the Oregon statehouse. JoCoGOP is running a slate of people aiming for traditionally non-partisan school board seats, a community college seat and the infiltration of the library district board in order […]
Business was light at the Josephine County Commissioners’ Weekly Business Session April 5 so those who came to comment were in the spotlight. First up, usually always first up, was Judy Ahrens who brought Commissioners her legendary cupcakes representing sin, topped with strawberries she said represented the blood of Christ. She then proceeded to tell […]
3/23/23 Do we have to have an emergency management department? Read on… this should scare you. That’s what Josephine County Commission Chair Herman Baertschiger asked when Commissioners learned their Emergency Management Director had resigned, effective mid-April. Scofield appeared before the Board’s March 23 Administrative Workshop to let them know Ring had handed in her resignation […]
Yesterday Wisconsin voters elected a new state Supreme Court Justice. Liberal Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz crushed her opponent on Tuesday. The outcome of the contest will likely determine the fate of abortion rights and other key issues in the top presidential battleground. Statements by the Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair at the end of the […]
