HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER STATEMENT ON STATE FORESTER RESIGNATION By House Republican Leader Christine Drazan SALEM, Ore. – Today, House Republican Leader Christine Drazan (R-Canby) released the following statement, following State Forester Calvin Mukumoto’s resignation: “Given the needs of the Department of Forestry, I fully support State Forester Calvin Mukumoto’s decision to resign. Oregon needs a […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Oregon independent journalist and homeless advocate reports on how homeless will set fire to other homeless tents as part of revenge and ongoing disputes. A homeless person’s tent, exploding, throwing us back a few feet. This particular fire we were told was arson which is very common. Two homeless […]

Would Jimmy Carter Certify an Oregon Election? by Rick Campbell Oregon writer   After reading the obituaries and tributes to the late Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States, I began to notice a curious omission about his achievements in his later life. There was considerable discussion about his humanitarian work with Habit for […]

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense The plan to build Planet Earth’s single most expensive light rail line, at one billion a mile, rests on a pack of lies. Will elected officials buy those lies? Light rail plans by Portland’s Trimet already killed the first I-5 replacement bridge a decade ago. […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The final count on judicial nominations for the past two presidents are in, and as seen above. When Trump came into office in 2016 he appointed almost as many federal judges in one term as Bush and Obama did in two terms.   This has led to a judicial race […]

By Oregon House Republican Caucus,   SALEM, Ore. – Senate Republican Leader Daniel Bonham (R-The Dalles) today pushed back on recent comments from a Democratic state representative celebrating the party’s supermajority as a way to raise taxes without any input from Republicans.   The Portland Democrat previously wrote, “…Democrats will not be held hostage by […]