A service of the Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation.
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, U.S. Senate Democrats say a bill designed to battle wildfires is likely doomed to failure after Republicans attached an amendment to eliminate the 2001 “roadless rule,” which curtails construction of new roads in 59 million acres of federal timberlands, including about 2 million acres each in Oregon and Washington.…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Recently, 677 of the most wealthiest fled Multnomah. Those who moving into Multnomah County represent much lower income than the ones moving out. How long can this last? Here is how we got here: The 2020 Preschool-for-All ballot measure raised income taxes by 1.5% to 3% while the tri-county…
Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, In 2025, NIKE co-founder Phil Knight pledged $2 billion to charity, ranking him as the nation’s #1 most charitable person. The response form Oregon has been hostile. This year, the Portland Association of Teachers, Global Labor Justice, and the University of Oregon Student Union called upon both NIKE and Phil…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, This fascinating chart is from the Wall Street Journal about how housing permits fell after Los Angeles passed a big tax on property owners to fund housing programs. Los Angeles passed a 4% gross value tax on properties over $5 million. It was meant to soak mansion owners but…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, How is this possible? A judge has sentenced 41-year-old Joshua Cory Nealy to a full life sentence after his latest incident which involved three different crimes inclduing; theft, public indecency and violating his parole. This makes his total arrest count to be 166 times. His history includes seven felony…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, A former U.S. Postal Service worker admitted to stealing cash, checks, money orders, and a credit card while working in Tillamook County. Jessica Alires, a 46-year-old from Nehalem, Ore., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to misappropriating postal funds in 2024, between September and December, while working in Wheeler,…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, 8 people were arrested as part of their ties to a Mexico-California-Oregon drug ring. Police seized 56 pounds of fentanyl, 116 pounds of methamphetamine, $300,000 cash and 20 firearms. They even stashed drugs in children toys. Here is the DEA press release: Eight individuals have been charged for…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Noa Cochva who won “Miss Israel” 2021, and who was a medic in the Israel Defense Forces, had her event on the University of Oregon derailed by harassing protesters and threats. Jewish student’s reported getting death threats. Cleveland Jewish News reports, “A large group of anti-Israel protesters gathered at…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Three more business organizations have joined a lawsuit challenging Oregon’s first-in-the-nation law that forces companies to pay for recycling materials they sell. Oregon Business & Industry, the Northwest Grocery Association and Food Northwest filed paperwork to join the challenge to the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act that went…
By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Last week, a gas tax map from GasBuddy.com shows the entire West Coast in extreme price range for gasoline. This type of inflated gas price will ripple across the entire economies of the West Coast.