By Anthony Kustura | KOIN 6 — PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Activists opposed to an Oregon transportation funding bill that would hike gas taxes in 2026 began a petition drive two weeks ago to gather signatures to put the issue on the ballot. They needed to collect 78,000 signatures by the end of December. The group No Tax…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — The Right to Vote on the Gas Tax PAC (Senator Bruce Starr, Representative Ed Diehl, Jason Williams, Taxpayers Association of Oregon) just announced their unbelievable news of raising 150,000 signatures for the stop the gas tax referendum petition. Instead of admitting that voters should have a say in her transportation plan,…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Believe it or not, after Thanksgiving weekend there are only 15 businesses days left to mail back your petitions by our mail deadline of December 20th. Previous petition campaigns have turned in tens of thousands of surplus signatures only to find that high disqualification rates caused them…
By Right to Vote on The Gas Tax PAC / StopTheGasTax.com — Volunteers Gather 150,000 Signatures in One Week Oregonians Are Urged to Continue Making Their Voices Heard Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Salem, OR – As of Tuesday midday, the estimated number of signatures collected was well above 150,000, a little over one week since the…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation — The man in charge of overseeing replacement of the $6 billion Interstate 5 bridge between Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., is resigning at the end of the year at a time when project proponents grapple for future funding. Greg Johnson, who worked four decades in transportation, moved from Michigan…
By JAYSON JACOBY and MICHAEL KANE | East Oregonian — Petition makes November 2026 ballot if it gets at least 78,116 valid signatures Julie Mespelt was eager to sign a petition seeking to give Oregon voters a chance to overturn the gas tax hike and increase in payroll taxes and vehicle registration fees that Gov.…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — There was massive mobilization, as many as 200 locations, to gather signatures on Sign Across Oregon, spearheaded by No Tax Oregon. Here are some photos: See all the photos and read the full article.
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — November 2025 now ties with spring of last year, when the spouse scandal broke, as the worst time in Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s governorship. Here is why: Stop the gas tax petition surges. Governor Kotek’s flagship bill, the $4.3 billion gas tax, was signed in November, and the petition…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Have you heard the news? An extra surge in personal and business taxes has brought in $300 million more than expected, according to the latest State Economic Forecast. If we apply this to previous revenue lost in economic forecasts, we end up with a $64 million loss…
By Oregon Farm Bureau — After more than a month of delay, Governor Tina Kotek announced Monday, November 10th that she’d signed House Bill 3991, the emergency transportation bill she put before lawmakers in a special session earlier this year. She had until Wednesday, November 12th to sign the bill, though it landed on her…