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 — Hotel occupancy in Portland is lagging 13% behind pre-pandemic levels of 2019. Kotek’s gas tax is going to make it worse. Before 2020, occupancy was higher than 70 percent, but the past year saw it drop to 62 percent and revenue from each room dropped to an average of…
By Stop the Gas Tax.com — At NoTaxOR there’s over 200 locations to sign a petition on Sign Across Oregon on Saturday November 22 for the stop the gas tax petition. See the full list go here.
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 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…