Government Union Reports Sharp Decline in Political Spending

Oregon SEIU chapter slashes spending after dues fell by $2 million

Collin Anderson
January 22, 2020 5:00 AM

One of the country's top liberal labor unions is spending dramatically less on political activities and lobbying in union stronghold Oregon, according to its annual report. The state's Service Employees International Union (SEIU) chapter reported just $1.6 million in political activities and lobbying in its 2019 report, down over $500,000 from 2018.

Oregon Authorities on the Hunt for Bald Eagle Murder Suspect

Barack H. Obama, notorious bird-genocide advocate, continues to elude justice

Andrew Stiles
November 19, 2019 4:25 PM

Authorities in Oregon are offering a $2,500 reward in an effort to identify the individual(s) responsible for the death of a protected bald eagle after the bird's carcass was found face down in a creek earlier this month.

Oregon GOP Senators Defiant After Governor Threatens Arrests

Legislators have fled state to block a gas and emissions tax

Gov. Kate Brown expected to sign drug defelonization bill

Charlie Hoffmann
June 24, 2019 11:15 AM

Oregon Senate minority leader Herman Baertschiger said his caucus remains defiant in their efforts to stall proposed cap-and-trade legislation.

Oregon Governor Tells Police to Round Up Republican Senators For Vote

Senators fled state capitol before a vote on cap-and-trade legislation they oppose, preventing quorum

Charlie Hoffmann
June 20, 2019 4:10 PM

Oregon's Gov. Kate Brown (D.) instructed the state police Thursday afternoon to round up Republican state senators who fled the state capitol in anticipation of a vote on cap-and-trade legislation they oppose.

NRCC Targets Long-Serving Oregon Democrat Peter DeFazio

Move comes on heels of announcement Trump team would invest in Oregon

Todd Shepherd
June 17, 2019 1:05 PM

The National Republican Congressional Committee has launched an early $5,000 digital ad buy targeting Oregon Democratic congressman Peter DeFazio.

SEIU Will Pay Dissenter

Union spent thousands smearing worker's husband during 2016 campaign

Bill McMorris
July 31, 2018 5:00 AM

The Oregon worker whose husband endured a brutal smear campaign from her own union will receive thousands of dollars for her back dues.

Oregon Voters to Decide ‘Sanctuary State’ Status in November

Haris Alic
July 19, 2018 2:16 PM

Voters in Oregon will have the opportunity this November to decide the future of a decades-old sanctuary state law.

Trump Pardons Oregon Cattle Ranchers, Citing ‘Overzealous Appeal’ by Obama Administration

Dwight and Steven Hammond saw their arson sentences extended in 2015 after they left prison

Paul Crookston
July 10, 2018 12:48 PM

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed full pardons for two Oregon ranchers serving federal prison time for setting fire to public land.

Worker Seeks to Cut Ties with Union that Smeared Her Husband

Suit seeks to end automatic paycheck deductions in Oregon

Bill McMorris
April 28, 2018 5:00 AM

An Oregon state worker has paid thousands of dollars to the union that spent tens of thousands of dollars attacking her husband.

Oregon Governor: ‘I’ll Say No’ if Trump Asks Me to Send National Guard to Border

Haris Alic
April 5, 2018 11:07 AM

Oregon's Democratic governor said Wednesday that she will refuse any request by President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.