By Right to Vote on the Gas Tax PAC, StoptheGasTax.com Over 193,000 signatures were submitted on the referendum petition to stop Kotek’s $4.3 billion gas tax/wage tax bill. This far exceeds the 79,000 needed to qualify for the ballot — although validation remains the next step. They were submitted by a horse drawn carriage, Santa…
By Right to Vote on The Gas Tax PAC / StopTheGasTax.com — Nicole from Roseburg sent us this story on how the gas tax would be devastating: “I’m currently commuting 70 miles one direction for work. I’ve been looking for work closer but haven’t had any luck. I already spend between $300-400 every single month driving…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Governor Kotek’s $4.3 billion gas tax/wage tax bill is so unpopular that even Oregon union members are supporting the referendum petition to stop this gas tax. Former Democrat State Senator Rick Metsger of the popular Political Center newsletter (12/2) mentioned, “One labor union business manager told us their…
By Right to Vote on The Gas Tax PAC / StopTheGasTax.com — Oregon State Republican Chair, Connie Welchel, interviewed some Oregonians who were signing the stop-gas-tax referendum petition.
By Right to Vote on The Gas Tax PAC / StopTheGasTax.com — Our recent mailbag shows how one person copied their petition and then gathered 23 signatures over three copied sheets. Every sheet and all 23 names are invalid because the person forgot to copy the backside of the petition. Even if they did copy the…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Alger from Oregon City sent us this comment on how Governor Kotek’s $4.3 billion gas tax/wage tax would hurt him financially. Agler told us, “I’m 81 years old, and I do not have any savings or investments to help with my retirement expenses. To have a big…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Oregon’s largest union, SEIU, has put out an email alert on the referendum petition drive to stop Kotek’s $4.3 billion gas tax — of which the Taxpayers Association is playing a part. SEIU implies that this petition effort will imperil your safety. Then the email encourages its members to…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Two amazing lawmakers, Representative Shelly Boshart-Davis and Representative Ed Diehl are spreading the word on $70 million in Electric Vehicle hand-outs at a time that ODOT says they are broke and cannot provide road safety.
By Right to Vote on The Gas Tax PAC / StopTheGasTax.com — These are the seven most common questions on filling out a petition coming in on the gas tax referendum petition campaign: Do I have to sign as the circulator (witness) at the bottom if I am the only person signing the sheet? Yes. The…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — This week Oregon Governor Tina Kotek declared an emergency over the Olympia Pipeline disruption. This is the second disruption in just three months. Since the emergency the pipeline has partially been repaired. There is a risk that if not fully repaired it may cause gas prices to spike. Oregon…