KOTEK’S UNPRECEDENTED SETTLEMENT OPENS FLOODGATES FOR COVID LAWSUITS By Christine Drazan for Governor, Canby, Ore. – Oregon Governor Tina Kotek announced an unprecedented $49 million settlement to the 2022 class actions in Maney v. State of Oregon. This settlement contributes to a growing liability crisis that threatens the solvency of the state’s self-insurance fund. Senator […]

By Jason Williams Oregon 250.com, celebrating America’s 250th One of the funny things to come out of international fans from around the world coming to America to attend World Cup soccer matches is to see how many have been surprised to see a yellow school bus.  They assumed it was only used as a prop […]

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense If you thought things changed when voters forcefully retired Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt-for-brains, you thought wrong. The new DA, Nathan Vasquez, has granted special treatment for illegal alien criminals that he doesn’t give to American citizens. Now, the House Judiciary Committee of […]

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

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 […]

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 […]