Kotek hell week: Court rebuke, 3 staff exit …

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

This has been hell week for Oregon Governor Tina Kotek:

• A Marion County judge struck down Governor Kotek’s executive order implementing Project Labor Agreements.  These Project Labor Agreements were a gift to unions as they jack up costs to construction projects.  Despite widespread heat from the business community and a series of slams by the media, Governor Kotek kept to her reckless executive order.   Now it has been ruled illegal.

• Three of Governor Kotek’s top aides will be leaving all at once. This includes Taylor Smiley Wolfe, deputy chief of staff of governor’s initiatives, Bob Livingston, legislative director, and Elisabeth Shepard, public affairs and communications director. This shake-up comes at a critical time for the governor.

• Kotek had this lovely photo and headline from the Oregonian this week on how they bungled and keep secret their campaign finance reform plan.

Also, on the campaign front, possible Kotek rival, Chris Dudley just received a one million dollar donation from NIKE founder Phil Knight.

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