State Watch

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Brock-Smith for U.S. Senate. Adair, DeSpain for Congress

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Taxpayers Association of Oregon makes these endorsements for Congress: U.S. Senate GOP Primary: David Brock Smith Congress #4 GOP Primary: Mon...

2026-05-17

CA Attorney General California 7/10 ?

Time to Pay the Piper: Attorney General Bonta and Governor Newsom Secure Financial Penalties Against Huntington Beach in Housing Lawsuit

May 15, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] court orders Huntington Beach to pay civil penalties of at least $160,000, escalating to $50,000 per month starting this JuneOAKLAND—...

2026-05-16

Pacific Legal Foundation California 8/10 ?

The Docket: May 15, 2026

The Docket is PLF's weekly newsletter covering the cases, clients, and policy battles shaping the future of liberty in America. You can catch up on last week's Docket here and subscribe below to recei...

2026-05-16

California Governor California 7/10 ?

NIMBYs be warned: Court orders Huntington Beach to pay up for repeated violations of housing law

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2026-05-15

Washington AG Washington 7/10 ?

Thurston County business pleads guilty to illegal sale of elephant ivory figurine

Thurston County business pleads guilty to illegal sale of elephant ivory figurineFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 15 2026atgAshleyGrossFri, 05/15/2026 - 12:34JOINT NEWS RELEASEWashington State Attorney Gener...

2026-05-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Top headlines for the week of 5/15

Top 5 headlines 1 Governor poll: Bad news for Kotek? 2 Adviser hints Kotek’s council to chip at CAT tax 3 Dems genius idea to raise gas tax before midterms 4 Verdict undermines new OR ICE mask law 5 E...

2026-05-16

CA Attorney General California 7/10 ?

Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration’s Proposed Rollback of National Emission Standards for Ethylene Oxide

May 15, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected]— California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate coalition in submitting acomment letteropposing the U.S. Environmental P...

2026-05-15

California Governor California 7/10 ?

Governor, First Partner statement on the passing of Rita Semel

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2026-05-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Lars Larson: Dexter blames Orange man for Oregon high gas prices?

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense Democrats display daily double standards; otherwise, they’d have no standards at all. Congresswoman Maxine Dexter complained this week...

2026-05-16

CA Attorney General California 7/10 ?

“Cruel, inhumano e inaceptable”: el fiscal general Bonta publica el quinto informe sobre las condiciones en los centros de detención de inmigrantes de California

May 15, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, [email protected] medio de un aumento de la cantidad de personas detenidas, en los centros de detención de inmigrantes no se cumplen con las normas de det...

2026-05-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Oregon Man, 41, arrested 166 times

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, How is this possible?  A judge has sentenced 41-year-old Joshua Cory Nealy to a full life sentence after his latest incident which involved three differe...

2026-05-16

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

No on Multnomah’s 26-261: Historical Society property tax is awry

Taxpayers Association recommends No vote on 26-261. By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com We support more funding for the Historical Society! But … people are afraid to go downtown. – ...

2026-05-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

No on Canby’s Measure 3-636. Tax hike to fund 10% fewer students?

Taxpayers Association recommends No on Canby’s Measure 3-636 By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Canby’s property tax increase  (Measure #3-636) for schools that is too high. At $1.5...

2026-05-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Yes on Wilsonville’s measure 3-632. A Right to Vote on Urban Renewal projects

Taxpayers Association recommends Yes on Wilsonville’s measure 3-362 By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Many citizens do not know that hundreds of millions of tax dollars is diverted...

2026-05-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

No on Measure 14-83. Hood River’s $40M pool

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Hood River’s local Ballot Measure 14-83 raises $40 million in taxes over the life of the bond to rebuild the Hood River Aquatic Center and similar...

2026-05-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

(4 polls) Kotek down, Gov. race close, Blazer $$ backlash

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Here are four polls that have come out this week: #1. Republican Governor poll Predict Oregon put this poll out: 40% – Christine Drazan 37% – Ed D...

2026-05-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Yikes! Only 4% voter turnout

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Only 4% of Oregon eligible voters have turned in their ballot as of May 14th. Ballots Counted: 122,909 Active Registered Voters:3,057,494 That app...

2026-05-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

What is an unserious office holder?

Willamette Week deserves some credit in reporting on the Oregon Democratic Party’s U.S. Senate primary like it’s a real race. The incumbent, Jeff Merkley, is widely loved by his party’s base. Yet, ret...

2026-05-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Poll puts Drazan and Diehl within 3%

By Oregon Campaign Watch, Predict Oregon just released a poll showing a close race for Governor, with Drazan at 40.5%, Dielh at 37.5% and Dudley at 17%. ———————– Drazan-Diehl Race a Statistical Dead H...

2026-05-15

Oregon Catalyst Oregon 8/10 ?

Sec-of-State should take a pledge to be nonpolitical, nonpartisan

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com As the Taxpayers Association raised earlier this week, the state’s highest election official is the Secretary of State and Tobias Read has been us...

2026-05-15