State Watch

WA raised Death Tax. It failed after 1 year! They just now cut it.

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Last year the State of Washington raised their Death Tax on higher earners and it backfired!   Fears grew that the highest paying taxpayers were s...

2026-03-30

(7 memes) Laugh at Bernie Sanders, No Kings, more …

By Guest Submission Meme, More memes below,The post(7 memes) Laugh at Bernie Sanders, No Kings, more …first appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-03-30

Oregon No Kings riot makes national news (video)

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The No Kings protest in Portland made the frotn headline for the NY Post. Oregon Independent journalist Andy Ngo shows a video from confrontation ...

2026-03-29

No Kings March: Replace billionaires with socialism

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com We saw at least three of these printed signs at the Portland No Kings Day march which read “Down with billionaires. We need Socialism.”  It was sp...

2026-03-29

No Kings march touts No ICE. No cops. No DHS!

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The above signs seen at the Portland No Kings Day show support for abolishing ICE, abolishing the police and abolishing DHS. These type of extreme...

2026-03-29

No Kings protest. Some target shutting airport

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Oregon Independent journalist Andy Ngo reports on a possible move to divert protests to the airports this weekend.  Read below and then follow And...

2026-03-28

Governor Newsom announces judicial appointments 3.27.2026

2026-03-28

Lars Larson: TSA, Iran, voter ID, more ..

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense I certainly hope voters pay attention to the message democrat politicians are sending them. Their refusal to fund Homeland Security me...

2026-03-28

Kotek again leaves lawmakers out of the debate — road $$ part 2

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Oregonian headline screamed, “Oregon lawmakers left out as Gov. Tina Kotek forms new transportation advisory group.” Last year at this time, G...

2026-03-28

Eugene airport at risk over Rep. Hoyle’s shutdown vote

DeSpain: Hoyle’s Repeated Votes Against DHS Funding Put Oregon’s Small Airports at Risk of Closure — Eugene Airport and Southwest Oregon Regional Airport face threat as TSA officers go unpaid and the ...

2026-03-27

Protecting California Children: Attorney General Bonta Secures 8-Year Prison Sentence Against Human Trafficker

March 27, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the sentencing of Kai Jones for the human trafficking and sexual exploi...

2026-03-27

The woman who sued to enforce the Declaration’s promise of equality

The Declaration of Independence's bold proclamation that "all men are created equal" was the foundation on which the pillars of American ethos were built. Its principle endured, later shaping the Four...

2026-03-27

Some worker rights get a poster, others get fine print

By Elizabeth NewWhen I researchedHouse Bill 2355— which creates new rules for hiring domestic workers in private homes — I was struck by a line in thefiscal note. It said that $33,500 was needed in fi...

2026-03-27

677 of most wealthy fled the county

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Oregonian has a story about the dramatic change in Multnomah County taxpayer migration since a big income tax increase was passed in 2020. The...

2026-03-27

California Department of Justice Releases Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of Jory Jamarr Lester

March 27, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released areporton the death of Jory Jama...

2026-03-27

What a 3,500 pot plant bust looks like (photo)

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, The Clackamas County Interagency Task Force has just seized 3,500 marijuana plants, $100,000 cash, three firearms, during an illegal grow operation bust....

2026-03-27

5 memes to make your day

By Guest Submission meme, More memes below:The post5 memes to make your dayfirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-03-27

Does the Constitution protect a cancer patient’s right to call his doctor?

When Jun Abell was just 18 months old, he was diagnosed with pineoblastoma—a rare, aggressive brain tumor. After multiple surgeries and rounds of chemotherapy, he was referred to Dr. Shannon MacDonald...

2026-03-26