Political Coffee 4-24-26: Stop Kotax's latest job killing tax increase, Eugene tries to copy Portland with a new proposed climate tax, OR is 4th highest housing cost because of politicians and is AI why Nike is laying another 1,400 employees?

Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf · Apr 24, 2026 · 43m

Sign across Oregon this weekend: Stop Kotax’s latest job killing tax increase petition here: https://notaxor.com/

What could go wrong? Eugene tries to copy Portland’s climate slush fund with a proposed new tax: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/22/eugene-climate-tax-november-ballot-clean-energy-fund/

OR is 4th highest housing cost in US because politicians make bad decisions: https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregon-housing-is-among-the-least-affordable-in-the-u-s-wallethub-study-finds/

AI fallout? Nike laying off another 1,400 employees worldwide…