Umatilla County Commissioner Dan Dorran talks about the transportation package and how it ended up failing as the 2025 session of the Oregon Legislature closed, the effects of layoffs with the Oregon Department of Transportation and how Umatilla County Public Works Director Tom Fellows is maintaining a stable roads department. Dorran shares what’s next for a bill involving Umatilla County as a test project for small modular reaction, which also didn’t pass in the 2025 session. Next, he talks about the contract ratification between Umatilla County and the courthouse unit of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. Dorran wraps up the conversation promoting the Umatilla County Fair, Aug. 6-9.