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Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Most petitions failing … except 2

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Friday, July 3rd, is the final deadline day for state petitions to submit signatures to qualify for the Oregon November ballot. Based on a scan of...

2026-06-29

Oregon Firearms Federation Oregon 8/10 ?

Positive News

Positive News   06.27.2026 The last few days have brought a series of developments from the courts which have been positive for gun owners. While we still have many fights ahead of us, it’s always nic...

2026-06-27

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

City eyes ban on right turns on red

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The City of Portland is considering banning drivers from turning right at a red light for over 200 intersections. The ban is designed to reduce pe...

2026-06-29

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

We Can’t Afford Metro’s Affordable Housing

by Randal O’Toole Affordable housing projects funded with Metro’s 2018 housing bond have wasted more than a billion dollars due to bad decisions made by Metro on how to spend that money. Metro’s singl...

2026-06-29

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

6 memes to start your week

By Guest Submission meme, More memes below …The post6 memes to start your weekfirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-06-29

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Economist dissects Kotek’s Prosperity plan

If Oregon adopted every Prosperity Council recommendation, would a growing employer finally choose the state? By Economist Dr. Eric Fruits, See his Oregon Ledger podcast   When Oregon Governor Tina Ko...

2026-06-28

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

(your taxes) Homeless discard new, unopened tents from County

By NW Spotlight, Independent journalist and homeless advocate Kevin Dahlgren shows a video of one homeless camp where new tents and tarps were unstopped.  View the post below, then follow Dahlgren and...

2026-06-28

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Liberal Oregon fail: We’re growing half rate of nation

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Oregon liberals have received their wish list for the state. This includes; (1) high taxes (2) far-reaching costly environmental mandates (3) Stat...

2026-06-27

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

World Cup fans love USA (part 3) Wild hospitality story

By Jason Williams,  Oregon 250.com, celebrating America’s 250th Founder of Taxpayers Association Oregon This is a funny story. As World Cup fans tour America, they are posting their experiences online...

2026-06-27

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Downtown Portland down 70% in property values

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, KATU-2 Has run the numbers and the loss of market value in downtown Portland properties is down an astonishing 70% since 2019.   This has resulted in ten...

2026-06-27

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Top headlines for the week of 6/26

Top 5 headlines 1 Elected Dems come out against IP28 (Peace Act) 2 $25 minimum wage? 3 Why Oregon pays more as USA gas prices fall 4 Blazers owner: Taxpayers must fund arena 5 Tootie Smith: new Office...

2026-06-27

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

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