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    Homeless perch camps in middle of street

    By NW Spotlight, Independent journalist and homeless advocate Kevin Dahlgren shows how the homeless camping creeps out in a busy street.  View the post below, then follow Dahlgren and financially support him. A homeless person living in the middle of a busy street pic.twitter.com/SZs1HLzMOw — Kevin Dahlgren 🥾 🥾 (@kevinvdahlgren) June 14, 2026

    Health agency botches pool rule

    By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, The Oregon Health Authority adopted a statewide rule in April 2025 prohibiting anyone under 14 access a poll to be accompanied by an adult.  The rule also said that pools must post a notice saying the state “recommends” children under 14 be accompanied by an adult.  The agency, never […]

    7 ways we’re winning the Oregon tax war

    By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com #1. Historic gas tax defeat.  First and foremost, Governor Kotek’s $4.3 billion gas tax went down to defeat by 83%.  As one of the Chief Petitioners (also Sen. Starr, Rep. Diehl), I saw from the inside that the 8-month process of collecting a quarter-million signatures and then campaigning at […]

    Oregon inspired frog protest in DC over Reflecting pool algae

    By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Algae has returned to the Washington DC Reflecting Pool after Trump had worked to get it repaired. For reasons unclear people have been cited by police for trespassing in the pool, sometimes pouring a substance into the water,  other times for urinating in the pool.   Liberal activists came out […]

    World Cup fans love USA (part 1). They’re hoarding ranch

    By Jason Williams Oregon 250.com Oregon website to celebrate America’s 250th As soccer fans around the world descend on the United States hosting the World Cup, the fans are buying up what they cannot get in back home.  For Europeans, the #1 requested food gift to bring back home is ranch dressing.   It generally does […]

    Kotek cancels Oregon role in national 250 fair, but you can still be involved

    By Oregon State Republican Party, Oregonians were disappointed to hear that Governor Tina Kotek declined the opportunity to promote Oregon’s business, industry, art, culture, and history at the Freedom 250 Great American State Fair. Freedom 250 built a 25′ x 30′ exhibit booth for every state at no charge to the states, but Oregonians will […]