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Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Workers needed tax relief, but Olympia gave them something else

By Elizabeth New (formerly Hovde)Washington state lawmakers could have given workers a sales-tax cut this past legislative session. They could have lowered or enforced limitations on the payroll taxes...

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

7 big wins on election night

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com #1. Kotek’s gas tax went down 83%. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has spent nearly 12 months defending and pushing a failed, grossly unpopular gas ta...

California Governor California 7/10 ?

Governor Newsom advocates for disaster recovery and stronger crisis response in Washington, D.C.

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Washington AG Washington 7/10 ?

AG’s Office proposes revised model Public Records Act rules to incorporate public feedback

AG’s Office proposes revised model Public Records Act rules to incorporate public feedbackFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 19 2026atgAshleyGrossTue, 05/19/2026 - 14:01The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has ...

Washington Policy Center Washington 8/10 ?

Workers needed tax relief. Olympia gave them something else.

By Elizabeth New (formerly Hovde)Washington state lawmakers could have given workers a sales-tax cut this past legislative session. They could have lowered or enforced limitations on the payroll taxes...

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Drazan-Diehl effect created 8% boom

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Although the numbers will change as returns continue to come in, the early results show that Republican voters had an 8% advantage in turnout. 50%...

California Governor California 7/10 ?

Trump sticks Taxpayers with $111 million bill for his illegal deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles last year

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Washington AG Washington 7/10 ?

WA sues U.S. Department of Education over unlawfully limiting federal student loan access

WA sues U.S. Department of Education over unlawfully limiting federal student loan accessFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 19 2026atgAshleyGrossTue, 05/19/2026 - 08:50Washington and a multistate coalition hav...

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Wow! 73% of Multnomah County rejected gas tax

Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com As of the latest count (5/21/26), the Measure 120 gas tax was going down to defeat in Multnomah County by 73%. High prices, affordability, inflation,...

California Governor California 7/10 ?

Governor Newsom announces common signs of “California Derangement Syndrome” — and highlights easy cures

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Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Key County Commissioner results

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Clackamas Commissioner #2 42%– Paul Savas 24% – Mark Shull 23% – Jim Bernard 7% – David Bush Clackamas Commissioner #4 42% – Diana Helm 15% – RW S...

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

State and Local ballot measure results

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com MEASURE 120. GAS TAX 82% – NO 18% – YES MULTNOMAH Measure #26-261: Property tax to fund Historical Society. YES: 59% NO: 40% WILSONVILLE Meas...

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Senate & House results

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Senate #6 GOP primary 28% – Jami Cate 5% – Nicole De Graff 65% – Jack Tibbetts Senate #15 – DEM primary 52% – Sen. Janeen Sollman (incumbent) 44% ...

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

US Senate & Congress results

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com US Senator – Republican primary 31% – David Brock Smith 24% – Jo Rae Perkins 23% – Brent Barker 11% – Russell McAlmond (otehrs not listed) US Cong...

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Governor’s race results

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com 44% – Christine Drazan 30% – Ed Diehl 15% – Chris Dudley 4% – David Medina 2% – Danielle Bethell results as of 8:07pm 5/19/26, 185,000 votes count...

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Measure 120 Gas Tax goes down in flames! (82% reject)

(Jason Williams of the Taxpayers Association of Oregon shows off the stack of signature sheet copies that help make up the tax referendum effort and what caused this night to happen) By Jason Williams...

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

(6 memes) Brilliant AOC joke … if you get it

By Guest Submission Meme, More memes below.The post(6 memes) Brilliant AOC joke … if you get itfirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Diehl ties Drazan to anonymous hit texts, calls her to resign

By Oregon Campaign Watch, The Ed Diehl campaign put out a press release announcing an ethics complaint against Christine Drazan’s campaign for sending out anonymous, negative hit texts to voters durin...

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Dudley-Kotek AI pic reveals new sketchy trend

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Artificial Intelligence tools has allowed everyone the ability to create fast, easy and cheap images of celebrities. The trend among these image...

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Lars Larson: Yes on Diehl, No on Measure 120

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense The last republican Oregon governor walked out of office 39 and a half years ago. The last four decades have seen the state slide down...

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