by Alina Harway, Sockeye Blog Did you receive a mailing this weekend that looked like this?—> Wondering who it’s from? No, it’s not the League of Women Voters, nor is it from any group that works on women’s issues. It’s actually from a Republican-aligned group called the Oregon Transformation Project, which is almost entirely funded [...] Read the full article...

Highlights from the Portland Mercury’s ballot measure endorsements: “MEASURE 79 (REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX): NO Some wealthy real estate types are spending big money hoping to scare the living crap out of you by raising the specter of something that’s already way illegal in (most of) Oregon: the dreaded real estate transfer tax. Say no to [...] Read the full article...

Highlights from the Willamette Week’s ballot measure endorsements: “Measure 79 – Real Estate Transfer Tax Vote: NO This measure is one of the most cynical and unnecessary initiatives we’ve seen in years. Real estate agents—middlemen—want to amend the constitution to ban a real estate transfer tax that’s already been illegal under state law since 1989. (Washington [...] Read the full article...

Oregonian, by David Sarasohn It was a major advance for conservatives, and language reinventors, when in the 1990s the estate tax was redefined as the “death tax.” Since everybody dies, it made the tax seem far more threatening, although not that many people die in possession of more than $1 million. But Measure 84, on [...] Read the full article...

Oregonian, by Jon Rork At first glance, Measure 84, which would repeal Oregon’s estate tax, has appeal. After all, it is intuitive that if one state has an estate tax and another does not, more people will want to live where there’s no tax. This was the proposition that Karen Conway at the University of [...] Read the full article...

By Scott Moore Here are some photos from this Friday’s Rally to Restore School Funding at Grant Park in NE Portland. For more, see the Defend Oregon Facebook page! Follow the link for more photos. Read the full article...