By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Oregonian Editorial Board slammed Governor Tina Kotek’s new order calling for future public projects to be done through extremely costly and time-consuming Project Labor Agreements. As of Sunday morning, the online edition of this editorial was not posted, so we offer some early highlights: “Kotek’s order mandating  PLA’s […]

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The very first bill of the new United States Congress split Northwest Democrats right down the middle. The bill was inspired by a murder that occurred almost a year ago, committed by one of the 16 million illegal aliens Joe Biden invited to invade America. Jose Ibarra killed […]

By Dave Hunnicutt Oregon Property Owners Association Late last month, the Oregon Housing and Community Services agency published its first “State of the State’s Housing” report. The purpose of this report is to inform Oregonians about the state’s progress in addressing our housing crisis. Before I go any further, I want to emphasize the word […]

New year, new laws By Oregon Sate Senator Daniel Bonham, On behalf of my family to yours, Happy New Year. New years provide a fresh perspective on how we tackle issues, find solutions and work to make Oregon a better place to live. Here are some bills that are going into effect: • HB 4113: […]

Top 5 headlines 1 Regulators approve more electricity rate hikes 2 Insurance dropping homes over wildfire map 3 Auditor: Gov.’s office potential ethics violations 4 State health officials prepare for Trump  changes 5 Oregon ranks among strictest gun laws states Bonus Train derails, bridge collapses into river Secret recording ban upheld, Project Veritas to appeal […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com – The above photo shows how a bulldozer was used to clear abandoned vehicles in the middle of the road.  The fact that many false evacuation phone alerts were sent caused many people to stay at home and ignore the real ones that came in later.  This caused a […]