State Watch

California Globe: In California, You Can Do Everything Right, and Still Get Crushed

Take an oil and gas operator who spends millions upgrading equipment, filing emissions reports, and complying with air-quality rules that change more often than a coastal forecast. Every form is filed...

2026-03-18

Poll results: Top 5 best elected officials

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Taxpayers Association of Oregon asked their supporters which Oregon elected officials are doing a great job. Based on over 400 responses from ...

2026-03-18

Attorney General Bonta Calls on EPA to Resume Enforcement Activity

March 18, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 12 other attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Environmenta...

2026-03-18

Attacking Democracy in the Name of Democracy

By Ryan FrostA healthy democracy produces good policy in the midst of tension, meaningful debate, and bipartisan compromise. That has all but evaporated in Olympia, as the scale has tipped so far in o...

2026-03-17

Governor Newsom announces next round of television tax credits, adding animated and competition shows for the first time

2026-03-18

AG Brown asks court to enforce order preserving school mental health grants

AG Brown asks court to enforce order preserving school mental health grantsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Mar 18 2026atgAshleyGrossWed, 03/18/2026 - 08:26Attorney General Nick Brown and 15 other state attorney...

2026-03-18

How a Policy Interpretation turned Title IX against itself

When Title IX was passed in 1972, it promised to provide men and women with equal access to opportunities like scholarships, athletic programs, and extracurriculars. It was a beacon of progress in the...

2026-03-17

Rep. Hoyle votes against DHS funding during terror threat

DeSpain Blasts Hoyle for Voting Against DHS Funding During Heightened Terror Threat By Monique DeSpain for Congress,   EUGENE, Oregon (March 16, 2026) – Monique DeSpain today condemned Congresswoman V...

2026-03-18

Attorney General Bonta Sponsors Legislation Capping Commissary Prices at Immigration Detention Facilities

March 18, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] 941, authored by Senator Padilla and co-sponsored by Immigrant Defense Advocates and California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice, a...

2026-03-17

Washington Passed an Income Tax to Fund Education. Then the Same Majority Cut Education and Left $700+ Million on the Table.

By Vicki MurrayWithin a span of about 24 hours, Washington's legislative majority passed the state's first income tax — sold as the key to “fully funding” education — then approved cuts totaling more ...

2026-03-17

PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS—STATUTES—Applicability of Public Works Procurement and Prevailing Wage Laws

PUBLIC WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS—STATUTES—Applicability of Public Works Procurement and Prevailing Wage LawsatgAshleyGrossTue, 03/17/2026 - 11:43Whether a construction project qualifies as a “public work...

2026-03-17

A rancher’s land dispute could prompt SCOTUS to clarify sovereign immunity

Tammy Blakey's career as an airline captain took her all over the world from Shanghai to the Middle East. Now retired, she may soon be heading to the most exotic location yet: The Supreme Court.In 199...

2026-03-17

8 memes to get you through your day

By Guest Submission Meme, More memes below:The post8 memes to get you through your dayfirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-03-18

Attorney General Bonta Honors a Decade of the Gun Violence Restraining Order, Unveils Tools to Help More Communities Use the GVRO to Prevent Shootings

March 17, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] —Marking 10 years since California’s Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO) law took effect in 2016, California Attorney Genera...

2026-03-17

AG Brown joins coalition to protect EV infrastructure investment from federal attempt to freeze buildout

AG Brown joins coalition to protect EV infrastructure investment from federal attempt to freeze buildoutFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Mar 17 2026atgSamBlobaumTue, 03/17/2026 - 10:16Attorney General Nick Brown...

2026-03-17

More phony income redistribution by the liberals

By Larry Huss, Two Senate Democrats have introduced bills to reduce taxes on the lower end of the economic ladder.  Like most Democrat initiative these days the purpose is more illusional than actual....

2026-03-17

Iran soccer story reveals fragility of liberty

By Jason Williams, By Oregon 250 Resolution celebrating USA’s 250th Birthday Iran’s women’s soccer team was in Australia when war broke out. The team was deeply divided on what to do. Eventually, they...

2026-03-17

Lars Larson: The hole in the TSA airport, DHS shutdown

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense The politically appointed apparatchiks who run Portland International Airport have ordered passengers kept in the dark about why secur...

2026-03-17

Cascade Testimony: Metro Spending $50M, 40 Years, Turning Superfund Site to a Park

By Naomi Inman Testimony by John A. Charles, Jr. This March, the Metro Council approved the Willamette Cove nature park master plan. On March 12, John Charles testified before the Metro Council meetin...

2026-03-17