By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Oregonian has a great article about the long-term decline trends of Portland’s theater and art activities.  The chart above shows the Big 5 Portland theaters (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Keller Auditorium, Newmark Theatre, Dolores Winningstad Theatre, Brunish Theatre) that show plays, concerts and guest lectures. Audiences are way […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Fox News show a new poll that reveals a tripling of the number of Americans who want to live in another country.

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Officers tried to stop a vehicle with two teens inside after they observed suspicious behavior at a park.  They speed off from police.  It took spike strips to eventually stop them. Police found; 8 pounds of fentanyl, 8 cell-phones, a stash of cash and several drug packets ready for […]

A wall of 10,000 signers helps honor the Oregon 250 Resolution celebrating America’s 250th. By Jason Williams Founder of Oregon250.com Founder of Taxpayers Association of Oregon, America’s big 250th is almost here. To celebrate, we are showcasing our Oregon 250 Resolution in half-page advertisements in some of the state’s largest newspapers (Statesman Journal, Eugene Register […]

by Vanessa Mayer with Naomi Inman Hunting, fishing, farming, and ranching have always been a way of life in Oregon — from millennia of Native American stewardship to the more than 35,000 farms and ranches operating statewide today, according to the 2025 Oregon State Board of Agriculture. But one group of initiative petitioners is now […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com All petitions, statewide, city and county-levels petitions are due in the coming days. Please return any petition with signatures ASAP. You can often look on the back of the petition to see where you can mail it. If you still have the statewide Death Tax Repeal petition or the […]