By Lars Larson NW and national radio host, Portland’s failing transit agency, Trimet, has decided to soak the taxpayers in Washington State to make up for its massive financial losses. Despite billions spent on new trains and buses, transit ridership has steadily declined for the last decade.  You can’t blame the pandemic for that. So, Trimet’s […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Federal government and New York authorities are showing full use of force when they hunted for the CEO assassin Luigi Mangione and for then the parade him around. Notice the headline indicating the death penalty prospects. The death penalty can’t happen in Oregon because Governor Brown and the […]

KOTEK PICKS WINNERS AND LOSERS, OVERREACHES EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY, WITH NEW PUBLIC WORKS EXECUTIVE ORDER By Oregon House Leader Christine Drazan, SALEM, Ore. – Today, House Republicans leaders criticized Governor Tina Kotek’s overreach of executive power with Executive Order 24-31, while affirming their support for apprenticeships and workforce development. “Governor Kotek’s short-sighted leadership picks winners and […]

Senate Republican Leader Daniel Bonham Criticizes Likely Unconstitutional Executive Order from Governor Kotek By Oregon Senate Republican Leader Daniel Bonham, SALEM, Ore. – Senate Republican Leader Daniel Bonham (R-The Dalles) issued a sharp rebuke of Governor Tina Kotek’s latest executive order mandating project labor agreements (PLAs) on state-funded construction projects, calling it an unconstitutional power […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Taxpayers Association of Oregon warned you about this 35-cent gas tax — IT IS NOT GOING AWAY! KATU-TV Headline this week,“ODOT says budget woes will slow response to snowstorms across Oregon” Budget woes? • The Oregon gas tax went up 5% this year. • Oregon DMV fees went […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Oregon League on Conservation Voters put a full-page ad in Wednesday’s Oregonian praising retiring Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer for his advancements in energy, safety and health.  If this is advancement … please stop advancing now!!! “Clean Energy” = Less energy supply, 40% higher utility bills, more blackouts.   […]