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S. Court OKs Trump mail-ballot rules

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon, OregonWatchdog.com The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block a President Trump Executive Order designed to institute rules on mail-in-voting.  Several states sued...

2026-08-24

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Sen. David Brock Smith corrects Kotek on SNAP

By Oregon Campaign Watch, Senator David Brock Smith issued this Facebook post responding to Kotek decrying changes in welfare benefits. Below is his statement followed by his Facebook post: “Let me fi...

2026-08-24

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Chart: Primaries where Socialists are winning

By Oregon Campaign Watch, This summer 8 Democratic Socialist candidates won major primaries.  This CNN chart shows which states.The postChart: Primaries where Socialists are winningfirst appeared onOr...

2026-08-24

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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

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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

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(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

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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

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(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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Anti-Elon sign: More villianizing job creators

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon, OregonWatchdog.com This sign in London villianizes Elon Musk for the sole fact that he is successful. Elon Musk doesn’t create Poverty, he reduces it. Elon Musk emp...

2026-08-21

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Old and New Perspectives at the Oregon Capitol Building

I recently drove by the Oregon Capitol and noticed the construction fencing and much of the scaffolding (pictured above) had been cleared away. People were walking by the pioneer statues that are now ...

2026-08-21

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Drazan launches 2nd TV ad

Christine Drazan Launches Second TV Ad of the General Election By Christine Drazan for Oregon Governor WILSONVILLE, Ore. – Christine Drazan’s campaign for governor today announced the launch of its se...

2026-08-20

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(5 memes) Bad AI humor …

By Guest Submission Meme, More memes below,The post(5 memes) Bad AI humor …first appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-08-20

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Lane County’s $275M boondoggle

Jake Pelroy Calls Out Lane County Board Over $275 Million CleanLane Waste Boondoggle and Land Use Double Standards By Jake Pelroy for East Lane County Commissioner, EAST LANE COUNTY, OR — Jake Pelroy,...

2026-08-20

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9/11 artifact to tour across USA, Oregon

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon, OregonWatchdog.com The Tunnels to Towers Foundation project called Steel Across America will be criss-crossing around the nation in a truck carrying one of the 9/11...

2026-08-20