Duke For Oregon

09/04/2026

Legislative days are next week. Don’t wait until January 2027 to start paying attention to what’s happening in Salem. By then, it will be too late.

09/02/2026

What do you think?

Eleven nonprofit hospitals and health districts around Oregon hope to get an official green light to create a network and contract with for-profit company to pool resources and increase payments from insurers; they say they'll remain independent

Eleven nonprofit hospitals and health districts around Oregon hope to get an official green light to create a network and contract with for-profit company to pool resources and increase payments from insurers; they say they'll remain independent

09/01/2026

Oregon facts…

1 in 3 (33%) Oregonians are enrolled in OHP (Oregon Health Plan) aka Medicaid. ~ 1.42 million people.

1 in 6 Oregonians receive SNAP (food stamps) benefits. ~ 708,000 people.

Oregon’s unemployment rate is around 5.2%. That’s approximately 1 in 19 people who are unemployed. ~ 114,000 unemployed in May, 2026.

The argument people don’t want to work is not valid. Why don’t politicians have conversations about underemployment?

People are working and still need state/federal assistance.

The math ain’t mathin’!

08/31/2026

LaNicia Duke shared she decided not to qualify as candidate for Governor of State of Oregon.

08/22/2026

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08/12/2026

Total solar eclipse, new moon and peak perseid meteor showers all happening today!

It feels like a “in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” kind of day.

08/10/2026

Religion teaches us nothing can separate us from the love of God ( Romans 8 ), then turns around and gives us their checklist of what they believe keeps us separated from God.

We can’t live in God’s love if we feel unworthy and separated from God.

We live in such a state of hypocrisy right now.

“For God is at work within you, helping you want to obey him, and then helping you do what he wants.”
Philippians 2:13 The Living Bible

We will never be free seeking the approval of religion or this world.

08/10/2026

No mention of how to help grow economic power in people and communities, just places that only prove beneficial for some.

Clatsop County Board of Commissioners Chair Mark Kujala joined Gov. Tina Kotek and regional leaders Wednesday in Tillamook to discuss economic development opportunities, challenges facing the North Coast economy, and opportunities for stronger partnership with the State of Oregon.

Clatsop County is facing significant economic pressures, including anticipated losses in timber revenue due to the state’s Habitat Conservation Plan and uncertainty about federal funding for the SAFE fisheries program. Against that backdrop, economic growth remains a top County priority.

“We have sites with the potential to bring family-wage jobs, assessed-value growth and tax revenue to our communities,” Kujala said. “What we need is continued cooperation with the state to address permitting, infrastructure and funding challenges so those opportunities can become reality.”

At the meeting, Kujala identified the North Coast Business Park, Tongue Point, and the Port of Astoria Airport Industrial Park as three of the County’s greatest opportunities for economic growth.

08/08/2026

It feels so good to be home, for good!

08/05/2026

She could never have imagined or prescribed the life she’s living!