By Anthony Kustura | KOIN 6 — PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Activists opposed to an Oregon transportation funding bill that would hike gas taxes in 2026 began a petition drive two weeks ago to gather signatures to put the issue on the ballot. They needed to collect 78,000 signatures by the end of December. The group No Tax…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — The Right to Vote on the Gas Tax PAC (Senator Bruce Starr, Representative Ed Diehl, Jason Williams, Taxpayers Association of Oregon) just announced their unbelievable news of raising 150,000 signatures for the stop the gas tax referendum petition. Instead of admitting that voters should have a say in her transportation plan,…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Believe it or not, after Thanksgiving weekend there are only 15 businesses days left to mail back your petitions by our mail deadline of December 20th. Previous petition campaigns have turned in tens of thousands of surplus signatures only to find that high disqualification rates caused them…
By Right to Vote on The Gas Tax PAC / StopTheGasTax.com — Volunteers Gather 150,000 Signatures in One Week Oregonians Are Urged to Continue Making Their Voices Heard Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Salem, OR – As of Tuesday midday, the estimated number of signatures collected was well above 150,000, a little over one week since the…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation — The man in charge of overseeing replacement of the $6 billion Interstate 5 bridge between Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., is resigning at the end of the year at a time when project proponents grapple for future funding. Greg Johnson, who worked four decades in transportation, moved from Michigan…
By JAYSON JACOBY and MICHAEL KANE | East Oregonian — Petition makes November 2026 ballot if it gets at least 78,116 valid signatures Julie Mespelt was eager to sign a petition seeking to give Oregon voters a chance to overturn the gas tax hike and increase in payroll taxes and vehicle registration fees that Gov.…
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 StopTheGasTax.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 Oregon Farm Bureau — After more than a month of delay, Governor Tina Kotek announced Monday, November 10th that she’d signed House Bill 3991, the emergency transportation bill she put before lawmakers in a special session earlier this year. She had until Wednesday, November 12th to sign the bill, though it landed on her…
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 NoTaxOR.com — Click here to see the KOIN-TV 6 interview with Oregon State Representative Ed Diehl on the massive gas tax referendum
By NoTaxOR.com — Click here to see a short video of Oregon State Senator Bruce Starr talking on the popular Oregon DOGE program:
By NoTaxOR.com — Keizer Chamber of Commerce Mon-Fri 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. VFW Post #661, Salem Nov. 20: 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. KSLM Radio, Salem Mon, Wed, Fri: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tues & Thurs: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 3530 River Rd. N,…
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.
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…
By Jeff Eager, Oregon Roundup — A poll commissioned by opponents of Oregon Democrats’ $4.3 billion gas tax and vehicle fee hike bill shows 67% of likely Oregon voters would vote to repeal the bill if given the chance. The poll, conducted by Riley Research Associates between October 15 and 25, shows 82% of likely…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek once called the $4.3 billion gas tax an emergency urgent matter that required forcing the entire Legislative body to cancel their Labor Day weekend plans in order to have a rushed Session to vote for her tax bill HB 3991. During that weekend,…
By Right to Vote on Gas Tax PAC — Poll Finds Massive Support for Tax Referendum Salem – A new Riley Research survey has confirmed what has long been assumed: Oregonians oppose the recent transportation taxes, which were imposed exclusively by Oregon Democrats. Voters’ degree of opposition to the taxes appears strong – and the…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — The $4.3 billion gas tax bill is on Governor Kotek’s desk, and the campaign to repeal it and give voters a say cannot start gathering signatures until she does. The longer Governor Kotek waits the shorter the time signature gatherers have to gather signatures. Here is what…
By Oregon Senate Republican Leader Bruce Starr and Oregon House Republican Leader Lucetta Elmer — Republican Leaders Press Governor Kotek to End Delay on $4.3B Transportation Bill as Bipartisan Concern Grows SALEM, Ore. – Today, Senate Republican Leader Bruce Starr (R–Dundee) and House Republican Leader Lucetta Elmer (R–McMinnville) sent a joint letter to Governor Tina…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — The Oregon Department of Transportation has sent out a public notice and provided a website notice that the gas tax is expected to increase with passage of HB 3991. Yet, the tax has not been signed by the Governor. There is an announced petition referendum drive to…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — The Legislature passing the $4.3 billion gas tax/wage tax bill is going to hurt what many people love most about Oregon — the accessible outdoors. The new tax bill, soon to be signed by Governor Kotek, will add $300 to the cost of many family budget (gas…
By Oregon Senate Republican and House Republican Office — Republican Leaders Call Out Governor Kotek for Denying Oregonians the Opportunity to Repeal $4.3 Billion Tax Hike SALEM, Ore. — After months of urging state lawmakers to pass a transportation bill, citing impending layoffs and road safety concerns, Governor Tina Kotek has still not signed House…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — The Oregon Department of Transportation just sent out an announcement that they have $3 million dollars to give away to anyone that will build a Level 2 electric vehicle charging station. This comes as ODOT says they are broke and cannot keep our roads safe without the…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — The Northwest Nonsense Democrats like Tina Kotek proclaim they’re out to save democracy. BS! Oregon lawmakers passed a record tax hike at a special session called by Kotek. That includes jacking up gas taxes 15 percent. The special session ended two weeks ago and the Governor still…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com — Last month it was reported that national car dealership chain, CarMAx, has experienced plummeting used car sales. Those car sales fell even with steep discounts being offered. This comes at the same time the Oregon legislature has passed a $4.3 billion gas tax/wage tax. This tax increases…
By Oregon Campaign Watch — Last week, Governor Kotek’s Democrat Supermajority passed a $4+ Billion dollar tax increase on Oregonians. Senate Republicans were engaged in good faith discussions, submitted alternative legislation that would have allowed the use of existing ODOT budget resources for core maintenance and functions for road resilience and public safety, only to…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon / OregonWatchdog.com The Senate this week just passed the $4.3 billion gas tax/wage tax transportation package. They rammed this massive tax with as little public notice and input as possible and with over 93% opposition based on Capitol testimony. Now, thanks to State Senator Bruce Starr, State Representative Ed Diehl, and Jason…