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    Top headlines for the week of 6/26

    Top 5 headlines 1 Elected Dems come out against IP28 (Peace Act) 2 $25 minimum wage? 3 Why Oregon pays more as USA gas prices fall 4 Blazers owner: Taxpayers must fund arena 5 Tootie Smith: new Office of Seafood Bonus County prioritizes housing for LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC Right turns at red lights could be prohibited […]

    Lars Larson: Blazer remodel rejected, despite extortion

    By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, The Northwest Nonsense A brand new public opinion poll shows massive opposition to taxpayer funding of MODA center renovation that mostly benefits billionaire ball team owner Tom Dundon. This is the second poll done by Oregon Capitol Watch Foundation. And here’s where it gets very interesting. The […]

    Woman transports 75 lbs of pot from Oregon to Kentucky

    By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com A Massachusetts woman has been arrested for flying over 70 pounds of marijuana from Oregon into Kentucky.   This just shows that Oregon’s abundant marijuana supply does not always stay in Oregon.   The street was valued at over $150,000.

    Blazers, data centers, crashing down around Kotek

    By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Big news. Oregon Capitol Watch just released a poll that shows that nearly 80% of Oregon voters do not want a taxpayer subsidy to remodel the Blazer Moda center.  View the poll here. This poll comes at the same day the new Blazer owner visited Portland and said taxpayers […]

    Paying in Cash: An anecdote of SB 1565 cost

    In the short session of 2022, the Oregon legislature passed SB 1565, mandating businesses accept physical currency as a method of payment. Last year, they doubled down on this, passing SB 1176, which directed the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry (BOLI) on enforcement. This is a classic example of how voters tell pollsters they […]