KOTEK PICKS WINNERS AND LOSERS, OVERREACHES EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY, WITH NEW PUBLIC WORKS EXECUTIVE ORDER By Oregon House Leader Christine Drazan, SALEM, Ore. – Today, House Republicans leaders criticized Governor Tina Kotek’s overreach of executive power with Executive Order 24-31, while affirming their support for apprenticeships and workforce development. “Governor Kotek’s short-sighted leadership picks winners and […]

Senate Republican Leader Daniel Bonham Criticizes Likely Unconstitutional Executive Order from Governor Kotek By Oregon Senate Republican Leader Daniel Bonham, SALEM, Ore. – Senate Republican Leader Daniel Bonham (R-The Dalles) issued a sharp rebuke of Governor Tina Kotek’s latest executive order mandating project labor agreements (PLAs) on state-funded construction projects, calling it an unconstitutional power […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Taxpayers Association of Oregon warned you about this 35-cent gas tax — IT IS NOT GOING AWAY! KATU-TV Headline this week,“ODOT says budget woes will slow response to snowstorms across Oregon” Budget woes? • The Oregon gas tax went up 5% this year. • Oregon DMV fees went […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Oregon League on Conservation Voters put a full-page ad in Wednesday’s Oregonian praising retiring Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer for his advancements in energy, safety and health.  If this is advancement … please stop advancing now!!! “Clean Energy” = Less energy supply, 40% higher utility bills, more blackouts.   […]

I don’t know about you, but I’m careful with what I say in public. In case you missed it, Oregon’s famously restrictive law against one-party recording has been rescinded in public places.  In Project Veritas v. Michael Schmidt, the Ninth Circuit ruled that Oregon’s law banning secret recordings violates the First Amendment. ORS 165.540(1)(c) generally […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Once again, national news is focusing on tragic Portland stories.  This time it is a teen struggling with bone cancer.  He had his car broken into, including the trunk.  His $7,000 custom-made prosthetic leg and work items were stolen. Car break-ins are rampant in Portland. A Go Fund Me […]