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    World Cup fans (part 4): Americans don’t know how lucky they are

    By Jason Williams,  Oregon 250.com, celebrating America’s 250th Founder of Taxpayers Association Oregon This woman from Britain has been to 27 other countries and can see first hand the difference America makes. Here is her quote, “I’m a British girl and I’ve been to 27 countries and nothing comes close to the USA. You can […]

    Liberal fail: Oregon grows half rate of nation

    By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Oregon liberals have received their wish list for the state. This includes; (1) high taxes (2) far-reaching costly environmental mandates (3) State government spending higher (per population) than 40 other states (4) high minimum wage (5) government hand-outs far exceeding most other states (6) Health care taxes and mandates […]

    World Cup fans love USA (part 3) Wild hospitality story

    By Jason Williams,  Oregon 250.com, celebrating America’s 250th Founder of Taxpayers Association Oregon This is a funny story. As World Cup fans tour America, they are posting their experiences online as they travel state to state.   Some Americans are following these visitors online and reaching out to them on their social media and sending them […]

    Downtown Portland down 70% in property values

    By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, KATU-2 Has run the numbers and the loss of market value in downtown Portland properties is down an astonishing 70% since 2019.   This has resulted in tens of millions of dollars of tax revenue loss.   There have been 10 new taxes that Portlanders have been hit with in the […]

    Top headlines for the week of 6/26

    Top 5 headlines 1 Elected Dems come out against IP28 (Peace Act) 2 $25 minimum wage? 3 Why Oregon pays more as USA gas prices fall 4 Blazers owner: Taxpayers must fund arena 5 Tootie Smith: new Office of Seafood Bonus County prioritizes housing for LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC Right turns at red lights could be prohibited […]

    Lars Larson: Blazer remodel rejected, despite extortion

    By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense A brand new public opinion poll shows massive opposition to taxpayer funding of MODA center renovation that mostly benefits billionaire ball team owner Tom Dundon. This is the second poll done by Oregon Capitol Watch Foundation. And here’s where it gets very interesting. The […]