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Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Lars Larson: Raise for education “Titanic”

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense For a school system facing multi-million-dollar shortfalls and dropping enrollment, the Portland Public Schools sent out some strange ...

2026-09-03

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Ground beef imports are a no-win plan for consumers, producers

By Pam LewisonFlooding the market with additional ground beef probably won’t decrease the grocery bill for the average American consumer but it will make growing the U.S. cattle herd more difficult.Wh...

2026-09-02

Pacific Legal Foundation California 8/10 ?

The making of John Locke—and the ideas that made America

America's 250th birthday has provided plenty of reasons to revisit the men and ideas behind the country's Founding. But another birthday passed at the end of August with considerably less fanfare, des...

2026-09-02

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Chart: Mail ballot states show pattern

By Oregon Campaign Watch, WSJ article on mail-in voting states shows where it exists among the three different categories.The postChart: Mail ballot states show patternfirst appeared onOregon Catalyst...

2026-09-03

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Wildfire Risk Demands a More Flexible Approach to Roadless Areas

By Todd MyersThe federal government is considering removing the Roadless Rule which was adopted in the final hours of the Clinton Administration in 2001. That rule, designed to protect wilderness area...

2026-09-02

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

DeSpain (CD#4) exposes 15-year broken Veteran promise

By Oregon Campaign Watch, Oregon Congressional candidate (CD#4) Monique DeSpain highlights a broken promises to Oregon veterans over a veterans center. Our veterans were promised the Roseburg Veterans...

2026-09-03

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

California court rewinds new AEWR methodology

By Pam LewisonA U.S. District Court in California has upended the new U.S. Department of Labor wage calculation methodology for the H-2A visa program in the United States. Thejudge ordered DOL to crea...

2026-09-01

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Kotek’s luxury prompts her cost-free decisions

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Earlier this year, Governor Kotek and the Legislature spoke as if the government was out of money, which is why she raised taxes ($320 million business t...

2026-09-02

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Map shows 91% Oregon drought

(map by Drought.gov) By Taxpayers Association of Oregon, OregonWatchdog.com The government drought tracker site has produced this important map at how much Oregon is covered in drought conditions.   A...

2026-09-02

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

(6 memes) Trump re-naming memes …

By Guest Submission meme, More memes below:The post(6 memes) Trump re-naming memes …first appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-09-01

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Sen. Brock Smith applauds State-Fed Fentanyl crackdown

Senator David Brock Smith Applauds Coordinated Federal–Local Crackdown on Fentanyl Trafficking, By Senator David Brock Smith, 8/31/26– SALEM, OR – Senator David Brock Smith issued the following statem...

2026-09-01

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

3 years paid leave. Agency won’t let him back.

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon, OregonWatchdog.com Derek Wehr, Oregon State Hospital’s former deputy superintendent, has been on paid leave for three years, costing taxpayers about half a million ...

2026-09-01