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Lars Larson: Blazer remodel rejected, despite extortion

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense A brand new public opinion poll shows massive opposition to taxpayer funding of MODA center renovation that mostly benefits billionair...

2026-06-27

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Woman transports 75 lbs of pot from Oregon to Kentucky

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com A Massachusetts woman has been arrested for flying over 70 pounds of marijuana from Oregon into Kentucky.   This just shows that Oregon’s abundant...

2026-06-27

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Blazer arena, datacenters, crashing down around Kotek

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Big news. Oregon Capitol Watch just released a poll that shows that nearly 80% of Oregon voters do not want a taxpayer subsidy to remodel the Blaz...

2026-06-26

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Paying in Cash: An Anecdote of SB 1565’s Cost

In the short session of 2022, the Oregon legislature passed SB 1565, mandating businesses accept physical currency as a method of payment. Last year, they doubled down on this, passing SB 1176, which ...

2026-06-26

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(5 memes) Truism on getting older

By Guest Submission Meme, More memes below:The post(5 memes) Truism on getting olderfirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-06-26

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Rep. Elmer: Comments on latest Prosperity Council recommendations

Prosperity Council Recommendations Could Put Oregon Back on Track, Will Leadership Act By Oregon House Republican leader,   SALEM, Ore. — Today, Governor Kotek’s Prosperity Council issued its official...

2026-06-26

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Poll: 4 of 5 voters reject near $1B for Moda – even If Blazers Leave

NEW POLL: Four Out of Five Oregon Voters Reject Nearly $1 Billion for the Moda Center, Even If the Trail Blazers Leave By Jeff Kropf, Oregon Capitol Watch, SALEM, Ore. As Oregon leaders debate public ...

2026-06-25

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Drazan: Kotek settlement opens floodgates of Covid lawsuits

KOTEK’S UNPRECEDENTED SETTLEMENT OPENS FLOODGATES FOR COVID LAWSUITS By Christine Drazan for Governor, Canby, Ore. – Oregon Governor Tina Kotek announced an unprecedented $49 million settlement to the...

2026-06-25

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World Cup fans love USA (part 2). Didn’t believe yellow school buses were real

By Jason Williams Oregon 250.com, celebrating America’s 250th One of the funny things to come out of international fans from around the world coming to America to attend World Cup soccer matches is to...

2026-06-25

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DA violates Sanctuary Law while claiming to follow it

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense If you thought things changed when voters forcefully retired Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt-for-brains, you thought w...

2026-06-25

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Homeless perch camps in middle of street

By NW Spotlight, Independent journalist and homeless advocate Kevin Dahlgren shows how the homeless camping creeps out in a busy street.  View the post below, then follow Dahlgren and financially supp...

2026-06-25

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Portland voters: Download police petition at home. Put in mail today

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Attention City of Portland voters. Please sign the petition to restore police levels in Portland which will help reverse the crime wave, clean up ...

2026-06-24

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Health agency botches pool rule

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, The Oregon Health Authority adopted a statewide rule in April 2025 prohibiting anyone under 14 access a poll to be accompanied by an adult.  The rule als...

2026-06-24

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7 ways Oregon taxpayers are winning the tax war

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com #1. Historic gas tax defeat.  First and foremost, Governor Kotek’s $4.3 billion gas tax went down to defeat by 83%.  As one of the Chief Petitione...

2026-06-24

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Oregon inspired frog protest in DC over Reflecting pool algae

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Algae has returned to the Washington DC Reflecting Pool after Trump had worked to get it repaired. For reasons unclear people have been cited by p...

2026-06-24

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World Cup fans love USA (part 1). They’re hoarding ranch

By Jason Williams Oregon 250.com Oregon website to celebrate America’s 250th As soccer fans around the world descend on the United States hosting the World Cup, the fans are buying up what they cannot...

2026-06-24

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Kotek cancels Oregon role in national 250 fair, but you can still be involved

By Oregon State Republican Party, Oregonians were disappointed to hear that Governor Tina Kotek declined the opportunity to promote Oregon’s business, industry, art, culture, and history at the Freedo...

2026-06-24

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Patti Adair challenges Rep. Bynum to 3 debates

Commissioner Patti Adair Challenges Congresswoman Janelle Bynum To 3 Debates By Patti Adair for Congress, press release, SISTERS, OR- Today, Deschutes County Commissioner and Republican nominee for Or...

2026-06-24

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Last day to return petitions in mail

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com All petitions, statewide, city and county-levels petitions are due in the coming days. Please return any petition with signatures ASAP. You can of...

2026-06-23

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Lars Larson: Education news just got even worse

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense Oregon lawmakers not only screw up education with bad choices, they seem to hunt for ways to make the plight of children worse, by des...

2026-06-23