State Watch

What can Spokane do to avoid what happened in California and Hawaii

By Mark HarmsworthSpokane families who lost homes in the recent fires need to return to safe, affordable housing as quickly and cheaply as possible. Government’s role should be to clear the path, not ...

2026-08-24

3rd candidate joins Governor race

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon, OregonWatchdog.com Brett Smith of a Pacific Green Party has been qualified for the Oregon November General Election Governor’s race ballot. The Pacific Green party ...

2026-08-24

AGs secure agreement to restore competition between Zillow and Redfin, advancing consumer choice

AGs secure agreement to restore competition between Zillow and Redfin, advancing consumer choiceFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Aug 24 2026atgAshleyGrossMon, 08/24/2026 - 09:18Two of the country’s top property ...

2026-08-24

The Docket: August 21, 2026

The Docket is PLF's weekly newsletter covering the cases, clients, and policy battles shaping the future of liberty in America. You can catch up on last week's Docket here and subscribe below to recei...

2026-08-22

The forest is burning. The roadless rule is making it worse.

By Todd MyersMost fires are human-caused, but many are small and put out quickly because firefighters can reach them. Fires that reach unhealthy forests – whether started by people or lightning – can ...

2026-08-24

Portland’s War on Cars 4: A Smarter Automobile Strategy to End Gridlock

by Randal O’Toole     Portland and Metro are losing their war on the automobile. The war began around 1982, when the region’s leaders decided not to build more freeways after the completion of I-205 i...

2026-08-24

Governor Newsom signs legislation 8.22.2026

2026-08-22

(6 memes) Candidate’s funniest loss

By Guest Submission Meme, More memes below, .The post(6 memes) Candidate’s funniest lossfirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-08-24

Governor Newsom announces appointments 8.21.26

2026-08-22

Homeless confess: Too much free stuff

By NW Spotlight, Independent journalist and homeless advocate Kevin Dahlgren shows a video of a homeless person who says they get too much free stuff.  He said, “It’s disabling. Its giving them to muc...

2026-08-23

(video clip) Patti Adair calls for pro-active wildfire fighting

By Oregon Campaign Watch, Oregon Congressional Race #5 candidate Patti Adair calls for more pro-active wildfire fighting abilities. We need to be proactive instead of reactive when dealing with wildfi...

2026-08-23

Chart: President match-ups, both parties

By Oregon Campaign Watch, New Emerson College National Poll shows impressive leads for Democratic Party Presidential candidates Buttigieg, Ossoff and Newsom and mixed for AOC andHarris mathc-ups.The p...

2026-08-22

Lars Larson: This jury verdict gives me hope

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense Did we see a glimmer of hope in a jury’s decision, this week, in a very strange Multnomah County lawsuit? I certainly hope so. The sui...

2026-08-22

Top headlines for the week of 8/21

Top 5 headlines 1 Hunting, fishing and farming rights on ballot 2 Our weak economy, population shift 3 ODOT: Big delays as I-5 closes in Rose Quarter 4 County law enforcement official goes rogue 5 Mil...

2026-08-22

2 crimes after Centennial demolition.

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon, OregonWatchdog.com The longtime abandoned building and homeless plagued Centennial Mills caught fire weeks ago, and was just demolished this week.  So sad, since th...

2026-08-21

Problems on those brain supplements

By William MacKenzie, Corvallis, Oregon has finally gotten its moment in the sun. The television commercial keeps popping up like a bad penny. “My name is Karen and I’m the head pharmacist at Corvalli...

2026-08-21

Wildfires: World -24%, Oregon +88%

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Oregon wildfires in 2026 have been breaking records. Oregon wildfires have burned 2.63 million acres of land. This is close to four times the annual aver...

2026-08-21

FREE MONEY FOR KIDS: Governor Newsom and First Partner celebrate one million families claim CalKIDS “baby bonds” accounts

2026-08-21