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Oregon nation’s #4 gas price (no on 120)

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The fact that Oregon has the nation’s 4th highest gas prices, means Oregonians are already overpaying on their gas tax and their environmental reg...

2026-05-12

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Lars Larson: Kotek tries to buy election with $300M of your $$

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense Let’s call out Governor Tina Kotek’s big election-year lie right here, right now. Any day of the week, the Governor elected with stole...

2026-05-12

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Drazan on TV over school-needle exchange battle

By Oregon Campaign Watch, The Legislature rejected Drazan’s bill this year to block needle exchange program near schools. Now it appears Multnomah County may act on it sown.The postDrazan on TV over s...

2026-05-12

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Rep. Helfrich: Oregon tried more spending. Here’s the results.

Oregon Has Tried More Spending. Where Are the Results? By Oregon State Representative Jeff Helfrich, Spend enough time in public office and you learn something most people don’t like to admit; none of...

2026-05-12

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David Brock Smith debuts veteran video

By Oregon Campaign Watch State Senator and U.S. Senate candidate David Brock Smith cut a veterans video.  See below:The postDavid Brock Smith debuts veteran videofirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-05-11

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Shock poll: 59% Portlanders dislike Kotek.

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Oregon cites a new DHM Research poll where 59% of Portlanders (yes, Portlanders) have a negative opinion on the Governor. Here is a quote on t...

2026-05-11

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MAC bomber was liberal union organizer in sea of violence

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The MAC club car bomber, Bruce Whitman’s life tells a story.   He tried to unionize his workplace and failed.  He outreached to the homeless in hi...

2026-05-11

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Metro’s War on Cars

by Naomi Inman Testimony by John A. Charles, Jr. Cascade President John A. Charles, Jr. Submits Testimony to Metro Council on its Transportation Demand Management Strategy and the 82nd Avenue Transit ...

2026-05-11

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Candidate encounters porcupine

By Oregon Campaign Watch, Deschutes County Commissioner candidate, Tony DeBone, ran into a porcupine.The postCandidate encounters porcupinefirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-05-11

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(6 memes) Sings you may be at a Portland dentist

By guest Submission meme, More memes below:The post(6 memes) Sings you may be at a Portland dentistfirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-05-11

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Mass boulders for blocks to stop homeless

By NW SPotlight, Independent journalist and homeless advocate Kevin Dahlgren shows how Vancouver uses boulders to stop the homeless.  View the post below, then follow Dahlgren and financially support ...

2026-05-10

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Lars Larson: Why Oregon sees no threat in 86 4 47

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense Tina Kotek’s DMV agency issued a custom license plate that threatens the life of President Trump…only DMV insists no such threat exist...

2026-05-10

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Defending Diehl from anonymous, fraud hit ads (was it Kotek?)

By Jason Williams Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com A text went out on Friday making outrageous, (tax/hot-button issue) fraudulent claims against Representative Ed Diehl that were als...

2026-05-09

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Shakedown: Diverting Clean Energy $$ to Blazers

By William MacKenzie, If you voted for the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund, did you want the money to get hijacked to subsidize a Texas billionaire’s wet dream to own the Portland Trailb...

2026-05-09

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Despain video: Addicts cause $100K damage to steal $200 copper

By Oregon Campaign Watch, Oregon Congressional candidate #4, Monique Despain, interviews a local businesses owner who has been hit hard by theft and vandalism. He explains how a recent raid on his pro...

2026-05-09

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Top headlines for the week of 5/8

Top 5 headlines 1 Kotek, AG open to updating sanctuary laws 2 OR senators urge agencies to defy election order 3 Lawsuit cleaning 800K names from OR voter rolls 4 Why do we pay more for gas? 5 US DOJ ...

2026-05-09

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3 thieves stole $25K of liquor in smash and grab

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Three suspects have been charged with one of them sentenced to prison this week for a brazen smash-and-grab at a Clackamas liquor store.  Over $25,000 of...

2026-05-08

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Kotek cartoon sums up her priorities (No on Measure 120)

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Soon after the Legislature signed the $4.3 billion gas tax, Governor Kotek rounded up five agencies and went on a travel junket to Asia for nearly...

2026-05-08

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Governor candidate $$ race (chart)

By Oregon Campaign Watch, Above is the amount of money raised from each major candidate for governor in 2026.  Unlike the other candidates, Kotek brought forward most of her funds from the previous 20...

2026-05-08

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Douglas Frank’s Missing Link

I went to Executive Club this week and listened to Dr. Douglas Frank discuss voter fraud. That evening reminded me of an important logical principle I first learned when I took Dr. Jim Stephens’s intr...

2026-05-08