‘We face an invisible threat’
by Staff reports – The Mail Tribune Tuesday, March 24th 2020 The Jackson County Emergency Operations Center issued a message to the public after Gov. Kate Brown instituted a statewide…
New Legislation Would Address ‘Internet Deserts’ In Oregon
By Erik Neumann Published January 22, 2020 at 5:16 AM PST LISTEN HERE Southern Oregon state Representative Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, is proposing legislation in the upcoming session to increase funding…
Oregon Wildfire Council Lays Out Some Options
The Jefferson Exchange, JPR One major outcome of the Oregon Governor’s Council on Wildfire Response was a number: four billion. That’s the amount of money estimated to do all the…
To fight wildfire, we must address climate change
by Rep. Pam Marsh Sunday, August 4th 2019 Mail Tribune AQI 134: Unhealthy for sensitive groups. I’m looking at this dispiriting air quality index reading for Ashland at 11 AM…
Rep Marsh asks House colleagues for an Aye vote on HB 2020, 06-17-19
Representative Pam Marsh, HD 05, encourages fellow members of the Oregon House to support HB 2020, which will put Oregon ahead of the climate curve, give the state a competitive…
Rep Marsh comments prior to her Yes vote on HB 2020, 05-17-19
Representative Pam Marsh, representing Southern Jackson County, delivers comments before her vote in favor of climate legislation.
Oregon needs to step up and invest in more wildfire prevention tools
By Pam Marsh May 09, 2019 The Oregonian Marsh, D-Ashland, represents House District 5 in the Oregon Legislature. In summer 2017, Portland watched the beloved Columbia River Gorge go up…
Forestry Department needs more funding now
by Rep. Pam Marsh Sunday, March 24th 2019 – Mail Tribune Last summer, Southern Oregon suffered through six weeks of choking smoke. A month later we watched from a distance…
Rep Marsh advocates for forest and fire resilience funding 022719
In the wake of persistent smoke and devastating fire, Representative Pam Marsh, Oregon House District 5, encourages the Joint Subcommittee on Natural Resources to support investments in forest and fire…
Rep Marsh Testimony at Broadband Hearing 02-11-19
Representative Pam Marsh, Oregon House District 5, delivers testimony at the House Committee on Economic Development public hearing on Feb 11, 2019 in support of HB 2173, which creates a…