A service of the Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation.
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…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, City officials in Sisters, Ore., are being accused of trying to ban construction of a bronze cowboy statue over fears that it will draw conservatives to town, according to the UK Daily Mail. The proposal to erect a bronze statue rodeo star Lane Frost riding Red Rock the bull…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, A team of biologists conducting research along the California-Oregon border is experimenting with some unconventional methods to deter apex predators from cattle. By using AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck,” movie clips, and even live human voices, they aim to keep wolves at bay. The wolf population has been on the rise, with…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, About 800,000 seniors in Oregon may qualify for a federal senior deduction under President Donald Trump’s so-called Big, Beautiful Bill. The senior deduction phases out federal taxes on Social Security income for many recipients, depending on their retirement income, with 88 percent of all seniors owing nothing in federal…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation Oregon joins 20 states in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from accessing key details (SSN#, addresses) on who is receiving Food Stamps that the Federal Government pays for. The Oregon Attorney General says this is about immigration, yet, illegal migrants are, in most cases, not allowed to…
By Taxpayers Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Three Muslim prisoners are suing the Oregon Department of Corrections, alleging their constitutional rights are being violated because they aren’t served pork-free meals that comply with their Islamic dietary restrictions, according to The Oregonian/OregonLive. They also say prison officials won’t let them practice their communal prayer and celebrate…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, With fewer people regularly attending church services, congregations with underused land in city centers want to convert their property into housing for those without a roof over their heads—and a bipartisan bill in the Oregon State Legislature could help. More than half of the 153 congregations in the United…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Jeld-Wen, a maker of windows and doors, will close its factory in Southern Oregon and lay off 128 people by the end of the year. Layoffs are expected to begin June 30 and conclude by late December, when the plant in Chiloquin 30 miles north of Klamath Falls will…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation In light of the recent multi-state drug bust that made history for its size, we draw attention to how Oregon ranks on the issue of drugs. Oregon ranks 12th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia in terms of drug-related issues. WalletHub divided the rankings into three…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, First, there was a blackout at the Newark airport that left air traffic control agents in the dark for a dangerous 90-seconds. Secondly, thousands of flights surrounding Newark airport have been canceled or delayed over constant system failures. One of the problems is that airlines and airports are understaffed.…