By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — The referendum petition to stop the $4.3 billion gas tax is in full swing. One of the most common questions this week is why we discourage people from making copies of the petitions we send them. People see this from other petition campaigns and want to know why.…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Like putting together a big bouquet of flowers we assembled many of the photos of the first wild weekend of the signature gathering for the stop the gas tax referendum petition to show you firsthand the the genuine impact of people power! See all the photos and…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Intel has just announced 669 layoffs — making it nearly 3,000 Oregon employees that have been laid of by Intel. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s $4.3 billion gas tax will tax the unemployed every time they go to a job interview. Oregon’s jobless will be making a lot of trips…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — As you know, Governor Kotek signed the $4.3 billion tax today. Within 60 minutes of her announcement, the team (Senator Bruce Starr, State Representative Ed Diehl, Jason Williams, Taxpayers Association of Oregon) filed paperwork at the State Election office to start the referendum petition to force this…
By Oregon State Senator & Republican Leader — Senate Republican Leader Starr Responds to Governor Kotek Signing $4.3B Transportation Tax Hike into Law SALEM, Ore. – Senate Republican Leader Bruce Starr (R–Dundee) released the following statement today after Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bill 3991: “After delaying for more than a month to keep Oregonians…
The referendum is OFFICIALLY filed with the Secretary of State—IT’S GO-TIME, Oregon!Join the fight at https://t.co/NOwxKuPcN1 and stay tuned for updates. Let’s crush this tax hike together! pic.twitter.com/Kld94poKeK— Rep. Real Diehl (@Real_EdDiehl) November 10, 2025
By Jeff Eager, Oregon Roundup — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed her signature $4.3 billion transportation tax and fee hike bill Friday, according to a letter dated Friday but issued publicly today along with a press release from her office, ending a nearly monthlong delay many including members of her own party speculated was intended to…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed the massive gas tax at the last minute. Kotek signed it on late Friday (November 7) and didn’t tell anyone, knowing that no one would know until Monday morning. This way, Kotek can say she she didn’t wait until the last minute…
By Dirk VanderHart, OPB — Even some Democrats are objecting as Kotek runs down the clock on the bill’s opponents. A transportation funding bill that was a major priority for Gov. Tina Kotek in August has sat, unsigned, on the governor’s desk for nearly a month. That’s a problem for enemies of the measure, which…
From FOX 26 Medford — FOX 26 Medford interviewed Oregon State Senator Jeff Golden. Senator Golden mentions in the interview that he wants Governor Kotek to stop delaying her signing of the tax bill. See the video interview here.