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    3 Portland headlines perfectly explain how lost they are

    By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com What a coincidence. Three Portland headlines in a row as featured by the Oregon Watchdog news ticker tell a story. Portland is blowing a billion on unnecessary non-city projects like the climate action fund (negligible results) and a street car famous for being empty.  Now they wish to expand […]

    7 political gifts criminals received this Christmas

    By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Here are the recent political gifts for criminals   • Biden pardons 37 of 40 criminal on federal row, which spares them the death penalty.   • The Oregonian ran a story praising their program for removing criminal stories from their website in deference to criminals.   Liberals will hold […]

    CHRISTMAS 2024

    Christmas Day, December 25, is the day that Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is of little consequence as to whether His birth occurred precisely on December 25th because it is the totality of His life, His teachings, and His sacrifice that form the foundation of Christianity. It’s Christmas […]

    Counting our Christmas blessings in Oregon, despite setbacks

    By Jason Williams Williams is a writer, researcher and founder of Taxpayers Association of Oregon, Things may look intractable and overwhelming for Oregon. Yet, remember Christmas is full of historic changes. • The Christmas child, Jesus Christ, was born into Rome — one of the world’s greatest, strongest and most feared empires.  Today, Rome is […]

    Sen. Bonham: Kotek’s war on taxpayers, housing, transportation

    The Governor’s war on taxpayers, housing, transportation and more By Oregon State Senate Republican Leader, Recent reports show that our state is forecasted to be short of our housing construction goals, even for decades to come. Which the begs the question on why Kotek, the nation’s most unpopular governor, signed an executive order on Dec. […]