Archive for the ‘Governmental Affairs’ Category
Legislative Town Hall This Saturday!
Monday, April 11th, 2011
Legislative Town Hall This Saturday!
Rep. Mark Johnson will be hosting a town hall this upcoming Saturday morning to share his vision for representing House District 52 during this historical Legislative Session, focusing specifically on K-12 and Higher Education issues. Sandy Mayor, Bill King and Oregon Trail Superintendent, Shelley Redinger and Oregon Trail Human Resource Director, Ken Bucchi will be attending as guests.
He is looking forward to hearing your ideas, answering your questions and having an open discussion about the needs in our communities and how by working together, we can make our state a greater place.
Saturday, April 16
10:00am – 11:00am
Sandy Community Center Auditorium
38348 Pioneer Boulevard
Sandy, OR 97055
It is free to attend and all are welcome. If you have any questions, please contact Kristen Skiles at (503) 986-1452 or rep.markjohnson@state.or.us
Visit our constituent website for more information at www.repmarkjohnson.com
Tags: community needs, House District 52, Ken Bucchi, legislative session, Mark Johnson, OR Sandy community Center, Sandy, Sandy Mayor Bill King, Shelley Redinger, Town Hall
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What would a government shutdown mean for Oregon?
Friday, April 8th, 2011
If the federal government comes to a partial stop Saturday morning, Oregonians will still receive their Social Security and Medicare benefits.
But the good news only goes so far. If you have problems with those services, resolving them will be difficult. Workers at Social Security and Health and Human Services who might help are likely to be furloughed; no one will answer the phone. Nor is it likely you’ll find relief by contacting any of Oregon’s five House members or two senators. Staffers who handle those issues will be sent home until funding is restored.
“We anticipate that all of our state offices will be closed,” said Julie Edwards, spokeswoman for Sen. Jeff Merkley. “Meetings will be canceled, including the town halls we have scheduled for this week, and constituent services requests will not be processed until regular government functions resume.”
Read more at OregonLive.com
Tags: closed government offices, Federal Government, government shut down, human services, Jeff Merkley, Medicare benefits, Social Security
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Lunch with Congressman Blumenauer
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Congressman Earl Blumenauer has invited Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce members to a lunch and Town Hall to discuss federal issues of importance to our business community. This will be happening in conjunction with the dedication of a new bus for Sandy Area Metro made possible by federal stimulus funds.
The dedication, lunch and town hall will be
held at the Sandy Operations/Transit Center
located at 16610 Champion Way (near Sandy Cinema)
on April 30th at 12:00 noon
Please RSVP by April 26th with Erin 503-668-4006 or Eleanor 503-489-0921
Lunch will be provided.
Tags: Blumenauer, bus dedication, lunch, Sandy Area Metro, Town Hall, transit
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2011 Businesses of the Year
Read about the wonderful businesses that have been honored as 2011 Business of the Year recipients.
