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Sign petition to end Oregon Death Tax

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Oregonian cited Oregon as the “worst place to die” because of our costly, punishing death tax. Oregon’s death tax has the nation’s lowest exem...

2026-03-24

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Lars Larson: Sen. Merkley stands for criminals, illegal voters

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley wants everyone to vote…whether they’re citizens or not. I know that sounds crazy, but Jeffro isn’t th...

2026-03-24

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Gas price map shows Oregon is deep trouble

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Last week, a gas tax map from GasBuddy.com shows the entire West Coast in extreme price range for gasoline.   This type of inflated gas price will ripple...

2026-03-24

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Poll: How public views DHS shutdown

By Oregon Campaign Watch, CBS News poll between 3/17 and 3/20 shows that the DHS showdown is in a triple split.The postPoll: How public views DHS shutdownfirst appeared onOregon Catalyst.

2026-03-24

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Rep. Elmer: On Providence exiting health insurance market

House Republican Leader Responds to Announcement that Providence is at Risk of Exiting the Health Insurance Market By Oregon House Republican Caucus, SALEM, Ore. — House Republican Leader Lucetta Elme...

2026-03-24

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Supreme Ct. tackles vote-by-mail late ballots

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Today, the United States Supreme Court takes on a key vote-by-mail rule that impacts Oregon and a dozen other states. The issue is with rules allo...

2026-03-23

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Lars Larson: We must privatize TSA

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, 25 years ago this September, I argued in favor of private security for American Airports after the terrorist attacks of 9-11. I lost that argument, back then...

2026-03-23

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PA eyes ending death tax … as NY, OR talk raising it.

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Wow!  Among the hot issues being discussed in the Pennsylvania legislature, are bills to either cut back or abolish altogether their state death t...

2026-03-23

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Grandma gave a hot defense of Kicker to her lawmaker

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com A grandmother from Multnomah County sent this letter to her Lawmaker in a stout defense of the Kicker Income tax. ——————- I am very concerned abou...

2026-03-22

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Homeless show how they break into sewer world (video)

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Independent journalist and homeless advocate Kevin Dahlgren debuts a video of a homeless guy explaining how he breaks into the sewers.  View the p...

2026-03-22

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16-ft great white shark tracked off coast

By NW Spotlight, For the month of March, Kara, the 16-foot great white shark with a tracking device, has been swimming around the NW coast. More from Oregon Coast Explored:The post16-ft great white sh...

2026-03-21

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Top headlines for the week of 3/20

Top 5 headlines 1 Kotek starts 2027 transportation bill 2 Gas tax group sues over voter pamphlet 3 DEQ in big legal battle 4 MultCo has $4B but not a nickel to spend 5 PDX airport blocks political TSA...

2026-03-21

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Chuck Norris once stopped a chainsaw with his hand in Oregon

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com In honor of Chuck Norris’ passing, we reminder our readers that Chuck Norris once came to Oregon and filmed a movie where he stopped a chainsaw wi...

2026-03-21

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Map: Iran ethnic groups

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com We came across this insightful map that shows the ethnic divisions within Iran.   It is more diverse and more complex than most people expected.  ...

2026-03-21

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Death by liberalism: Oregon iconic Mall

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Lloyd Center Mall once made history. It was the nation’s largest open-air shopping center. It was unique for introducing the first year-round ice ...

2026-03-20

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The great Charles Starr, former Senator, passes

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The great man of the people, former Oregon State Senator Charles Starr, passed away this week. He was a best friend of taxpayers back in the day (...

2026-03-20

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How Portland fell apart video soars

By NW Spotlight, The YouTube channel, After Party with Emily Jashinsky, has a healthy 125,000 subscribers. Her recent video on Portland soared to #3 most popular of all time on the channel with over 3...

2026-03-20