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World Cup fans (part 12). Town love-bombs Algerians

By Jason Williams,  Oregon 250.com, celebrating America’s 250th Founder of Taxpayers Association Oregon For the World Cup games, the Algerian team practiced at Kansas University.  The college band lea...

2026-07-09

The battle isn’t over: What Pung means for the fight against home equity theft

Near the end of this year's term, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Pung v. Isabella County, rejecting the argument that the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause requires government to pay fai...

2026-07-08

Governor Newsom announces appointments 7.8.2026

2026-07-09

NFIB report shows Washington small businesses are feeling the pinch of labor costs, regulations and high taxes

By Mark HarmsworthA new NFIB Washington Small Business Economic Trends report delivers sobering news for the state’s small business community. The data reveals that Washington small businesses are und...

2026-07-08

Attorney General Bonta Continues to Stand for Farmworkers’ Rights

July 8, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] amicus brief in United Farm Workers v. United States Department of Labor to prevent lower wages for domestic and H-2A FarmworkersOAKL...

2026-07-08

Block Inc., owner of Cash App, settles two disputes with WA

Block Inc., owner of Cash App, settles two disputes with WAFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Jul 8 2026atgAshleyGrossWed, 07/08/2026 - 09:11Attorney General Nick Brown today announced two separate settlements wit...

2026-07-08

Val Hoyle endorsed by nation’s most disliked Governor

By Monique DeSpain for Congress, EUGENE, Ore. (July 8, 2026) – Val Hoyle announced the endorsement of Oregon’s Governor, Tina Kotek – who has one of the highest disapproval ratings of any Governor in ...

2026-07-08

The National Law Review: A Fair Process to Avoid Home Equity Theft

In Pung v. Isabella County, the U.S. Supreme Court this week confirmed its decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County that when the government forecloses on a home to recover unpaid property taxes, it is en...

2026-07-08

Consumers Were Left High and Dry: Attorney General Bonta Secures $45 Million Settlement with Block over Dishonest Practices on Cash App

July 8, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] also prevents the company from evading the payment of up to $120 million in consumer redress pursuant to a separate CFPB settlem...

2026-07-08

8 reasons Blazers may move to Nashville

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Several things have happened in the past few weeks that have magnified the Blazer problems and moved the idea of a team move from a remote risk to a high...

2026-07-08

MS Now: The Supreme Court stood up for privacy — but only to a point

The Supreme Court held today in Chatrie v. United States that the government conducted a search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment when it acquired digital records about the cell phone locatio...

2026-07-08

Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Supporting Increased Sampling in National Youth Tobacco Survey

July 7, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a bipartisan coalition of 20 attorneys general insubmitting a comment lette...

2026-07-07

Hunt-fish ban measure so bad, it’s backers say it’ll fail

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Although they may collect enough signatures to place a ban on hunting and livestock in Oregon on the November ballot, even backers of the initiati...

2026-07-08

Shop has truck stolen, then entire safe (photo)

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Brigham Fish Market in Cascade Locks had their business broken into where the thief just walked off with the safe.  The safe had $8,000 and vi...

2026-07-08

It cost $600/mo. to shield Catalyst from hackers (please support)

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com We hope you enjoy Oregon Catalyst and the ad-free, paywall-free news it provides. The cost of running a website that hits nearly a million views a...

2026-07-08

(6 memes) We have the soccer memes

By Guest Submission meme, More memes below:         #1 World Cup complaintThe post(6 memes) We have the soccer memesfirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-07-08

World Cup fans (part 11). Brits keep saying how lucky we are.

By Jason Williams,  Oregon 250.com, celebrating America’s 250th Founder of Taxpayers Association Oregon Here are more examples of visitors to America who came to watch the World Cup games or just a su...

2026-07-08