by Dr. Eric Ostermeier (Smart Politics) The opposing party has gained control of just 27 U.S. House districts in state history, or 11 percent of the time; Oregon is in the midst of its second-longest partisan turnover dry spell Suzanne Bonamici’s …

Lawmakers Respond To Largest Public Meeting Law Scandal In Oregon History By Trying To Gut Oregon’s Public Meeting Laws. By Taxpayer Association of Oregon Senator Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene) is pushing legislation (SB 1526)to weaken Oregon Public Meeting Law by allowing …

by Dave Lister The Democratic Party doesn’t care how much it spends, or who it destroys, to retain the status quo You have to wonder why the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee decided to spend well over a million dollars to … Continue re

(Hillsboro, Oregon)  Bruce Starr’s campaign for Labor Commissioner continues to gain momentum as he announces “Small Business Leaders for Bruce Starr,” a coalition comprised of small business owners who support Starr’s message of job creation and economic growth. This growing …

by Eric Shierman In a follow up to a previous article where I outlined Ron Suskind’s account of the making of Obamacare, there is also a passage in his book Confidence Men with an interesting Oregon connection that just leaps …

by NW Spotlight Oregon Catalyst is now on Politics in Stereo for the “From the Right” perspective for Oregon. Politics in Stereo shows the latest political news by state, with a view from the left, a non-partisan (but not necessarily …

by Bill Post I have had all night to think about this and although I was a pretty ticked off little boy last night, I’m a lot more cooled off this morning in the aftermath of last night’s debacle in … Continue reading →

Representative Julie Parrish targets $50 Million in savings  Taxpayer Association lawmaker profile Rep. Julie Parrish (R-West Linn) will introduce legislation (HB 4106) during the February session that would place a moratorium on all non-essential government spending, such as advertising and …

by NW Spotlight Suzanne Bonamici (D) has won the special election to replace David Wu (D) in Oregon’s first congressional district, defeating Rob Cornilles (R) 54% to 40%. Cornilles won in Yamhill County and outperformed the voter registration in Columbia …

by Rob Cornilles The more jobs we create in this state, the fewer problems we’ll have. As the only job creator in the race, I know what we need out of Washington to put people back to work. We haven’t … Continue reading U

by Lars Larson The President’s turn down of the Keystone pipeline looks crazier and crazier, the more we learn the details. Yes the President turned down the Keystone XL pipeline. A $13 billion project promising, immediately, 20,000 jobs. Well Rep. …

By Taxpayer Association of Oregon The 2012 Legislative Session contains hundreds of bills and ideas. We have focused on five great ideas already pioneered and sponsored by various lawmakers to help reform government and cut taxes. 1. Repeal Measure 67 …

Executive Club Speaker Series Wed. Feb 1st., 6:30PM, Airport Shilo Inn, Portland For this meeting, we are delighted to feature two Executive Club regulars, noted physicist Gordon Fulks and eminent meteorologist Chuck Wiese, both prominent skeptics of the global warming …

Do you have the winter blues? Are you looking for a good laugh? You are in luck! The Liberi Foundation has chosen three local children’s charities to benefit from the proceeds of its first annual “Night of a Thousand Laughs.” … Continue reading

Representative McLane to fix Oregon Facebook Tax Interview, Rep. Mike McLane Taxpayer Association Oregon lawmaker profile Oregon lawmakers led by Rep. Mike McLane (R-Bend) will aggressively push legislation next month to protect billions of dollars worth of data center investment …

Oregon Transformation Oregon has a constitutional requirement to have a balanced budget, which means we can only spend as much as we take in. But the truth is Oregon does not have a balanced budget, at least not according to … Continue reading &

January 22-28 is National School Choice Week “If you save one life, you save the world.” So believed Ted Forstmann, cofounder of the Children’s Scholarship Fund. January 22-28 is the second annual National School Choice Week. A collaboration of more …

by Eric Shierman If your singular focus is to elect a president that can reduce federal spending regardless of what party holds congress, then Ron Paul is your man. If any Republican primary voters out there did not watch Obama’s …

by Brendan Monaghan We’re less than a month in to the Republican primary playoff season and already the race has been turned inside-out, again. After being left for dead for a second time, Newton Leroy Gingrich surged to the top … Continue re

by NW Spotlight The Cornilles for Congress campaign has released its latest TV ad “A Fresh Start”. The ad starts out with the narrative “The same people who covered up for David Wu are now deceiving you about Rob Cornilles,” …

Right From the Start I am a practicing Roman Catholic. I use the term “practicing” to contrast myself with the likes of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), deceased Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT), …

by John Gramlich, Stateline Staff Writer State of the states 2012 – Part 1: Overview From the moment he took office last year, Florida Governor Rick Scott made clear that a new and unabashedly conservative administration had taken power in …

January 22-28 is National School Choice Week In his recent State of the State address, Governor John Kitzhaber argued that legislators must “lock in” his education system changes so they then can move on to other important issues such as …

by NW Spotlight Some CD-1 voters are reporting they’re getting phone calls from (503) 419-8506, with a message telling them that “Rob Cornilles is supported by groups that support the rape of women.” One of the voters who got called …

by Rep. Bruce Hanna (Co-Speaker of the House, R-Roseburg) January Focus:  Human Trafficking Prevention January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. I wish raising awareness about this issue was not necessary, but that’s simply not the case. The …

January 22-28 is National School Choice Week Why is school choice such an important part of Cascade Policy Institute’s agenda? Partially, because it is the issue that got us started back in 1991. In 1990 a small group, including myself, …

by NW Spotlight National Democratic organizations and their special interest allies are spending almost $2 million on top of Suzanne Bonamici’s $1.5 million on a race in a district that in most election cycles is considered a safe Democratic seat. …

Nine months ago I happily testified (twice) on behalf of a legislative bill that would allow the creation of a privately operated car sharing program in Oregon. I liked the idea of using cars more efficiently, and I loved the …

by Dave Lister I just completed our payroll taxes for the fourth quarter. Seven-tenths of 1 percent of our gross payroll will go toward funding the TriMet system. Seven-tenths of 1 percent of the payroll of the seafood broker next …

HOUSE REPUBLICANS ANNOUNCE 2012 AGENDA: 50,000 JOBS IN FIVE YEARS Two-Part Agenda Includes Reforms to Reduce Red Tape, Bureaucracy SALEM— House Republicans yesterday announced a detailed, two-part policy agenda for the 2012 legislative session.  The agenda offers solutions to promote private-sector …