Overview: City Club of Central Oregon held a bipartisan conversation on pressing regional issues, federal cuts, and future legislative priorities. In a display of bipartisan unity, lawmakers from Central Oregon gathered in Bend on Sept. 18 for a City Caucus meeting hosted by the City Club of Central Oregon. Kropf spoke on reforms to Oregon’s civil commitment law, which allows the state to intervene when someone is in a mental health crisis. We presented a united front.”Kropf added that this kind of regional partnership is what makes the Central Oregon delegation effective. We’re solving problems.”The Central Oregon caucus: A new model for cooperationThe Central Oregon Caucus brings together Republicans and Democrats from both legislative chambers to advocate for Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties.