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    Mayor flop: Paying people $800 to share home with homeless

    By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Since its launch in February, only five homeowners in Portland have offered to rent rooms for $200 or less per week under Mayor Keith Wilson’s pilot program designed to reduce homelessness and increase affordable housing in the city, according to The Willamette Week. Under the program, owners who list […]

    Naked man kidnaps girl, age 7, at popular park

    By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Portland’s Waterfront Park along the river is among the most popular and crowded parks in Oregon.  Yet, it became the scene where a naked man was running around the park and then tried to steal a 7-year-old girl.  Both parents and bystanders intervened and stopped the man. Portland Police […]

    New Sen. Drazan video on state ranking

    By Oregon Campaign Watch, Oregon State Senator and Governor candidate Christine Drazan has this new video on Oregon’s new state ranking on business.  

    3 touching patriotic taxi stories in 1 week

    By Jason Williams,  Oregon 250.com, celebrating America’s 250th Founder of Taxpayers Association Oregon As I traveled outside my beloved Oregon to Nevada for a conference, I was able to experience a lot of patriotism in just a few days — and much of it came from taxi drivers. • I asked one cab driver about […]

    CA has seized near 1 million pounds of illegal pot

    By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Since 2022, California has captured over 840,000 pounds of illegal black-market marijuana. The street value has been valued at over $1.3 billion. This near-million mark demonstrates how massive the black market has become since legalization.   The same has occurred in Oregon where the black market has grown.  This goes […]