By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Senate Bill 1599 has been created and it aims to swap the gas tax referendum election from the November General Election Ballot and places it on the lesser-turn-out election of the May Primary. The hearing will be held this Monday in the State Capitol at 1:00pm, HR 50 in the…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Today, the Oregon State Capitol was abuzz over Senate Bill 1599, a bill that would swap the gas tax referendum election from the November General Election Ballot and places it on the lesser-turn-out election of the May Primary. If you were to look up the State Capitol…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Oregon reporter Jeff Eager with the Oregon Roundup wrote a guest commentary for the Wall Street Journal (which we remind everyone is the nation’s #1 print subscription newspaper). Here are some juicy tidbits, “As expected, the left used everything in its arsenal to thwart opposition. Ms. Kotek waited to…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Don’t let this Kotek press conference from a week ago slip from being noticed. This is one of the few times, as governor, Tina Kotek has faced a steady stream of tough questions while also being somewhat flummoxed on the answers. Kotek had no answers because she…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — The 35-day February Special Legislative Session starts on Monday. Governor Kotek and Democratic legislative leaders aim to switch the November 2026 election for the gas tax referendum vote and move it to the May primary where you get 60% fewer voters. To make that happen, lawmakers must…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Now that Governor Tina Kotek has failed to pull the gas tax vote from the ballot, the next step is to control the ballot measure title and summary explanation as to mislead voters to favor the tax. This scheme was done under a different Oregon referendum Measure…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — On Wednesday afternoon, more bills will be introduced for the 35-day February Legislative Session to vote on. We have four warnings: #1. Kotek aims to move gas tax election (to get lower voter turnout). Governor Kotek and Democratic leaders in the Senate and House have pledged to…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek held a press conference and admitted she made a “mistake” with the gas tax she ramroded through the Legislature and then tried to block the campaign from collecting signatures. Now, her plan is to move the public vote on the gas tax from…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — One of the most important legal authorities in Oregon is the Legislative Counsel Office in the State Capitol, which provides legal advice for the Legislature. That office previously said Governor Kotek could push a bill to strike down the gas taxes/DMV fee hikes/wage tax that voters protested…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — The Oregon Department of Transportation has said that they are forced to make cuts. Here is ODOT’s warning: Reduced road maintenance and weather response. More road safety issues due to deteriorating conditions and slower repairs. DMV service reductions. Less highway upkeep, such as litter and graffiti removal. Here are…