By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com
Where in the world has been our Governor, Tina Kotek been hiding?
Last year, Kotek was gone extensively for long periods of time to tour all 36 counties of Oregon in a listening tour. When she announced she was finished, there was nothing to report and very little press along the way.
This year, 202,4 started with Gov. Kotek proudly pledging that she was only going to submit one single bill during the entire 2024 Special Legislative Session. When Session ended, Kotek let bills pile up on her desk. No concern, since she approved nearly 99% of them anyways.
Since then, Kotek has been mostly out-of-the-news.
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Yet, see what history-making events have been brewing in Oregon just in the past four months:
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• In March, Portland downtown rated nation’s #1 worst for business vacancies.
• In April, Oregon sees record-breaking rise in anti-Semitic attacks.
• In May, two more counties vote to leave Oregon for Greater Idaho.
• In May, Oregon rated among nation’s worst birth rates, declining children population.
• In June, Employment Dept. hearings expose scandal of delayed benefits dragging on for years.
• In June, Oregon manufacturing nears historic lows.
• In June, Oregon’s largest nurse strike begins.
• In June, it is announced that a record number of people have had their electricity shut-off.
• In June, the media criticizes Multnomah County for bypassing the Legislature’s Measure 110 rollback ahead of key September deadline.
• In June, it was announced that Oregon had $2.9 billion in accounting errors.
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While these disasters were unfolding, here are some select highlights from Governor Tina Kotek’s press releases since March:
– Kotek announces Dolly Parton library event
– Kotek announces her visit to Coquille Tribe
– Kotek announces her digital diversity plan
– Kotek announces her visits to Grand Rhonde Tribe
– Kotek announces Clean Tech task force
– Kotek announces her visit to Umatilla Tribe
– Kotek announces her visit to Siletz Tribe
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It is true that Kotek announced some spending projects (education, port, tech). But you cannot solve the massive issues of the past four months with cash dumps of taxpayer dollars.
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