Natural gas rates might increase 16% to 36%

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation People using natural gas in Oregon may see their rates increase by double digits—between 16 percent and 36 percent—if three private companies distributing their fuel receive approval from the Public Utility Commission, according to the Portland Business Journal. The investor-owned companies citing higher wholesale prices for natural gas want…

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Bad Fishery Report = Sanctioned OSU Professor

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation The National Academy of Sciences has retracted a paper edited by Oregon State University Professor Jane Lubchenco who also serves as a White House advisor on climate issues. The National Academy of Sciences additionally barred from the organization. The science group blasted her report on the impact of fisheries…

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OREGON TAXPAYER SURVEY RESULTS

OREGON TAXPAYER SURVEY RESULTS Last Fall, over 2,000 Oregon taxpayers shared their opinions on the best reform ideas being debated around the nation. Here are the results:   RESTRUCTURING OREGON   Among ideas to restructure Oregon, the highest ranking was the plan to return federal land back to local control.  Roughly 93% approved of plan…

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PARENTS RENT OUT CHILDREN FOR $120 TO JOIN FAKE FAMILIES

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation The Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation did a tour of the Arizona-Mexico border with a retired U.S. Border Patrol Agent and a journalist. Here’s what we found: After the Obama administration made it easier for children to cross the southwest border and stay in the United States, skirting immigration laws, children…

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SECONDARY INLAND CHECKPOINTS BEYOND THE U.S. BORDER

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation The Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation did a tour of the Arizona-Mexico border with a retired U.S. Border Patrol Agent and a journalist. Here’s what we found: Before our Southern Border tour we had no idea that there were security checkpoints located many miles in-land in the United States in addition…

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21 TERRORIST SUSPECTS FOUND AT BORDER OVER ONE YEAR

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation The Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation did a tour of the Arizona-Mexico border with a retired U.S. Border Patrol Agent and a journalist. Here’s what we found: In 2021, twenty-one illegal aliens were identified as having a criminal record of terrorism or matching a terrorist suspect profile. Here is one example…

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MEXICO MAD AT OREGON POT SMUGGLED INTO THEIR COUNTRY

BORDER REPORT Part 3 By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation The Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation did a tour of the Arizona-Mexico border with a retired U.S. Border Patrol Agent and a journalist. Here’s what we found and learned: According to a retired U.S. Border Patrol agent, Mexican border guards are angry at the massive amount of…

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BORDER REPORT PART 2: AMERICAN WASTELAND

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation The Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation did a tour of the Arizona-Mexico border with a retired U.S. Border Patrol Agent and a journalist. Here’s what we found: We came across this wrecked car (above) a mile from the border wall. A getaway car left out too long is often quickly destroyed…

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BORDER REPORT PART 1: WE SAW THE GAP…AND SMUGGLERS

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation The Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation did a tour of the Arizona-Mexico border with a retired U.S. Border Patrol Agent and a journalist. Here’s what we found: Along the Arizona border with Mexico, we found a huge hole in the wall—a gigantic gap.   As our team came upon…

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Portland close to breaking gas price record

By Oregon Taxpayers Association Foundation Anyone pumping a vehicle with gas knows the prices have soared—hitting a 10-year record—and they’re much higher on the West Coast than anywhere else in the nation. In Portland, where the price of a gallon of gas hit $3.98, motorists soon may see the city’s second-highest price for fuel ever. In…

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