Perceived bias taints ballot titles
Legislators who write tax laws wrangle endlessly over details and nuances. Every phrase is subject to microscopic negotiation. But when a tax law goes to voters, the choice is a simple yes or no, based on just a few sentences of description. Those se...
 2.0K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 281.0 State reps file for election
The South Coast s two state representatives have filed re-election papers with the Oregon Secretary of State s office. Rep. Wayne Krieger, R-Gold Beach, turned in his forms for District 1, while Rep. Arnie Roblan, D-Coos Bay, handed them over for Dis...
0.9K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 939.0 South Coast ESD appreciates Roblan
On behalf of South Coast Education Service District, I would like to thank Rep. Arnie Roblan for joining us in welcoming our staff back to work at our annual All Staff Day celebration. The staff enjoyed your presentation, as it was relevant to the da...
1.1K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 188.0 Roblan joins 3 panels
State Rep. Arnie Roblan, D-Coos Bay, is taking part in an effort to improve Oregon s schools. Democratic House Speaker Dave Hunt named his Coos Bay colleague to the Educator Professional Development Commission, which the Oregon Legislature created th...
1.0K - Sep. 16, 2009; scored 1000.0 Labor Day picnic centers on health care, union efforts
South Coast labor leaders say this year s Labor Day picnic will emphasize legislation on health care and union organizing rules, along with hamburgers and hot dogs. This Labor Day is the kickoff for a massive push for health care and labor law refor...
1.3K - Sep. 1, 2009; scored 188.0 Don t blast reasonable, fair-minded people
Patricia Tapian s letter (The World, July 25) lambasting Sen. Joanne Verger, Rep. Arnie Roblan and the recent state income tax increase demonstrates ignorance of fact, ignorance of perspective and ignorance of our two legislators. HB2649 takes more ...
2.1K - Aug. 15, 2009; scored 243.0 Tax-hiking politicians should get the boot
Oregon now has the dubious distinction of having the highest personal income tax rate in the United States thanks to the liberals in Salem. Passage of HB 2649 with the support of both Arnie Roblan and Joanne Verger takes more of your hard-earned mone...
1.6K - Jul. 25, 2009; scored 297.0 Area seniors step into government
Arnie Roblan and Joanne Verger weren t the only Coos County residents kept busy by legislative matters last month. Two dozen rising seniors from Marshfield, North Bend and Bandon high schools got a taste of local and state government as part of Orego...
1.4K - Jul. 13, 2009; scored 188.0 Time ran out on ESD merger
The Oregon Legislature spent much of the 2009 session to reach a deal on K-12 funding, but it couldn t agree on a plan to consolidate education service districts. That means the South Coast ESD won t be merging with Douglas County s EDS Senate Bill 5...
2.0K - Jul. 10, 2009; scored 863.0 CB native considers a run for governor
He may not have declared his candidacy, but Coos Bay native Brian Clem is testing the waters for a run at the governor s office. The state representative, a Democrat who lives in Salem, was in Portland on Wednesday, where he stopped to speak with a m...
3.0K - Jul. 9, 2009; scored 188.0 Legislature: Session dismays GOP rep
The 2009 Legislative session was discouraging for Rep. Wayne Krieger. The Gold Beach Republican found himself on the short end of votes that raised taxes and increased government, with the general fund growing by 11 percent over the 2007 session. For...
4.6K - Jul. 7, 2009; scored 281.0 Legislature: Session dismays GOP rep
The 2009 Legislative session was discouraging for Rep. Wayne Krieger. The Gold Beach Republican found himself on the short end of votes that raised taxes and increased government, with the general fund growing by 11 percent over the 2007 session. For...
4.7K - Jul. 6, 2009; scored 281.0 Roblan knows how to work a compromise
On behalf of Oregon s 242 cities, the League of Oregon Cities would like to thank Rep. Arnie Roblan for his leadership in responding to unintended consequences of the 2007 ethics reform bill that resulted in the resignation of more than 200 volunteer...
1.5K - Jun. 6, 2009; scored 311.0 House approves marine reserves
GRANTS PASS - The South Coast is one step closer to having its first marine reserve, but a Coos Bay lawmaker says if the state doesn't pay for it, it will dissolve. The Oregon House approved establishment of Oregon's first two marine reserves - inclu...
3.8K - May. 29, 2009; scored 754.0 Coos Bay schools postpone new budget
COOS BAY - Coos Bay school officials have postponed approving a 2009-10 budget to reconsider cuts to extracurricular programs. The delay was prompted in part by the yearbook, forensics and newspaper advisors defending their programs as well as the dr...
4.9K - May. 28, 2009; scored 188.0 Port forms committee for marine reserves
Coos County residents are going to get a chance to voice their opinions about marine reserves thanks to a committee facilitated by the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay. The recommendation won't go so far as designating a marine reserve off Coos ...
3.8K - May. 28, 2009; scored 243.0 Roblan chosen for program
Rep. Arnie Roblan, D-Coos Bay, is one of 40 state officials from across the country selected for the Toll Fellowship Program, designed to develop state government leadership. Oregon House Speaker Dave Hunt, D-Clackamas County, nominated the three-ter...
0.9K - May. 23, 2009; scored 243.0 Clean up initiative mischief
Did Oregon voters think 12 statewide ballot measures were too many last year? Wimps. A century ago, the voters of 1908 wrapped their brains around 19. Two years later, they handled 32. The 1912 election offered no fewer than 37. These were some of Or...
2.0K - May. 21, 2009; scored 188.0 DA hopes to commit Cozad
COQUILLE - Coos County's district attorney aims to place Henry Cozad in a mental facility for at least a year if he can't pursue murder charges. The DA says the 18-year-old, who has a mental condition described as mental retardation with moderate aut...
3.5K - May. 21, 2009; scored 188.0 House OKs changes to Oregon initiative system
SALEM - The Oregon House approved a number of changes to the state's citizen ballot initiative system, all aimed at putting stricter regulations on what is seen as one of the nation's least restrictive. The bill, approved 52-7 Tuesday, came to the Le...
3.0K - May. 20, 2009; scored 188.0 | 
