Oregon
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Where does the money from your Tillamook ice cream go? To a lot of Republican candidates, apparently
All of this spending is since 2020.
In the last election for Governor, they gave $10,000 to Friends of Tina Kotek but also gave a combined $85,000 to Betsy Johnson (widely acknowledged as a spoiler to help Christine Drazan) and Christine Drazan.
Here's that breakdown:
- Friends of Christine Drazan (R Governor Candidate last election who ran against Tina Kotek) $7,500
- Run Betsy Run $75,000 + $2,500 to another Betsy PAC.
In fact, if you look at any local R race, Tillamook likely donated to them. Their donation list is basically a "who's who" of OR republican candidates. Here's a few more donations:
- Friends of Boomer Wright PAC (OR House of Reps): $2,000
- The Leadership Fund (for supporting R candidates) $27,500
- Evergreen Oregon PAC (for supporting house R candidates) $20,000
- Friends of Suzanne Weber $5,000 (R OR Senate)
- Committee to Elect Daniel Bonham $3,000 (R OR Senate)
- Tim Knopp for State Senate $25,00 (R OR Senate)
- Denyc Boyles $2,500 (R OR Senate)
One of their biggest expenditures was to "Stop the Metro Wage Tax" which they spent over $250,000 on. I don't know enough about the measure's history to say one way or the other where it lands on the political spectrum.
All this is public info you can find on Oregon's ORESTAR system https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/gotoPublicTransactionSearchResults.do?cneSearchButtonName=prev&cneSearchContributorTxtSearchType=C&cneSearchTranType=C&cneSearchTranSubType=CA&cneSearchFilerCommitteeTxtSearchType=C&cneSearchTranSubTypeName=Cash+Contribution%2CIn-Kind+Contribution&cneSearchTranTypeName=Contribution&cneSearchTranStartDate=09%2F01%2F2020&cneSearchTranEndDate=09%2F15%2F2023&cneSearchContributorTxt=Tillamook&srtOrder=asc&by=FILER&cneSearchPageIdx=1
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State officials aim to contact all domestic well users in the Lower Umatilla River Basin by the end of September.
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Salem Fire Dept. rescues Willamette Queen historical boat after it was untied from dock, hit bridge
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- www.oregonlive.com Salem, Oregon to get an Arena Football League team in 2024
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The U.S. Coast Guard said a yacht stolen from Newport on Friday night has been recovered after running aground about seven miles south on the Oregon coast.
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Red Flag Warning for Willamette Valley
Saturday 2pm to 8pm, do not burn and be extra cautious of ignition sources like metal-on-metal or hot objects on dry grass
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Avelo will begin flying from Salem to Las Vegas, Los Angeles in October
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Recent state housing grants include millions for a 120 unit apartment building in northeast Salem, with 24 units for people making less than $17,000 per year.
At first I thought that was pricey, but that's $150k per home. Not too bad.
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Former Boy Scout leader charged with sex abuse of 11-year-old boy
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Newport Mayor Dean Sawyer resigned Monday, three days after OPB revealed he has been posting offensive content in a private Facebook group for current and former law enforcement officers.
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- www.opb.org Oregon notches 74% rise in reports of hate crimes, bias incidents
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Oregon: Legal Marijuana Stores Sold Over $80 Million in Marijuana in June - The Marijuana Herald
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Wildfire across from Hood River burns over 530 acres, with no containment so far, officials say
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- www.oregonlive.com The 17 biggest movie stinkers that were filmed in Oregon
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Parking Mandates are Vanishing across Oregon
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Cherriots gets federal boost for more electric buses
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With another federal grant, Cherriots is one step closer to having an all-electric fleet of battery-powered buses.
The Salem Area Mass Transit District, known as Cherriots, has received an additional $6.6 million from the Federal Transit Administration which will allow for an additional five buses.
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How do you feel about Measure 110 so far?
I know it's still a bit early to tell the long term effects and your state is still trying to figure it out, but I'm wondering how you feel it's been going and how it will go in the future?
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McNary High School counselor, coach Todd Bobeda faces charges of sexually abusing a minor
An arrest warrant has been issued for a McNary High School counselor and tennis coach facing charges of sexually abusing a female minor in Polk County.
Todd Anthony Bobeda, 46, of Dallas, is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on six misdemeanor charges, according to documents filed in Polk County Circuit Court.
Bobeda has worked for Salem-Keizer Public Schools since 2004, at both McNary and South Salem high schools. He has been on paid leave since Aug. 5, 2021, district spokesman Aaron Harada said.
District officials declined to comment further.
- autos.yahoo.com Oregon ends its 72-year ban on pumping your own gasoline
Oregon lawmakers last week gave final approval to a bill that ends the state's ban on self-service gas pumps, a prohibition that has been in place since 1951.
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Pedestrian Deaths in Oregon Increased by 46% in 2022
arstechnica.com Pedestrian deaths soared in a handful of states in 2022Arizona, Virginia, Oregon lead the way with increases of more than 40 percent.
- www.opb.org Baker City mayor defends use of meme comparing Pride to Nazism
Mayor Matt Diaz this week faced the public for the first time since posting an anti-LGBTQ+ meme on Facebook.
- www.opb.org Oregon set to ban TikTok from state-owned devices
With the Oregon Legislature's passage of House Bill 3127 on Thursday, the state is poised to join the federal government and 27 other states in banning the popular video app TikTok from state owned cell phones and computers.
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Sign to Demand Ranked Choice Voting in Oregon
www.oregonrcv.org Oregon Ranked Choice VotingRanked Choice Voting is a way to fix our broken election system by giving voters more power and more choices.
- www.portlandmercury.com City Contractor Ordered To Pay for Personal Items Confiscated During 2020 Homeless Camp Sweep
Rapid Response Bio Clean–a company contracted by the city of Portland to clean up and remove homeless camp sites–has been ordered to pay for items taken from an encampment during a sweep in 2020 that were never stored properly or returned to the owner. Rapid Response is the primary contractor the ci...
- www.opb.org Oregon motorists might soon be able to pump their own gas
The state is one of just two that prevents many drivers from fueling up. That would end under a bill headed to Gov. Tina Kotek.
- www.opb.org As people move from big cities, Northwest rural communities see economic boost
During the pandemic lots of people relocated from big cities to small, rural places. In Waitsburg, Wash., some say that's boosted the economy.
