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…
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 Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation — Oregon not only has the nation’s fourth highest gas price at $4.13 and by comparison there are 23 states that pay under $2.99. Oregon has two different high gas taxes. Oregon has high gas prices because we have the nation’s 12th-highest state gas tax (40-cents). Oregon also has a…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — The Sunday Oregonian featured the guest submitted Editorial on the repeal of the gas tax by the Right to Vote on the Gas Tax PAC (State Senator Bruce Starr, State Representative Ed Diehl, Jason Williams, Founder, Director of the Taxpayers Association of Oregon). Here is a sample: When…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Oregon largest natural gas utility is raising rates by 5% this weekend. This comes as the Oregon Legislature passed Hb 3991 which raises gas taxes by 15%, DMV fees by 100% and the transit wage payroll tax by 100%. It all adds up. Help us spread the word. Contribute…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — In October in NE Portland, one station was selling gas for $4.89! Now consider that the Oregon Legislature just passed a 6-cent gas tax increase. That is very close to $5.00 gas in Oregon. This near-$5.00 gas is also on top of the Legislature’s doubling the transit…