If Oregon adopted every Prosperity Council recommendation, would a growing employer finally choose the state? By Economist Dr. Eric Fruits, See his Oregon Ledger podcast   When Oregon Governor Tina Kotek rolled out her Prosperity Roadmap, I wrote that it misdiagnosed the problem: The Roadmap misdiagnoses the state’s crisis by treating structural pathologies—rooted in high […]

By NW Spotlight, Independent journalist and homeless advocate Kevin Dahlgren shows a video of one homeless camp where new tents and tarps were unstopped.  View the post below, then follow Dahlgren and financially support him. Tents, tarps, harm reduction and lots and lots of sandwiches all funded by the county. That is not the permanent […]

By Jason Williams,  Oregon 250.com, celebrating America’s 250th Founder of Taxpayers Association Oregon As World Cup fans around the world come to America to watch the games, they are leaving behind messages online on how much they appreciate our country. This woman from Britain has been to 27 other countries and can see first hand […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]