Political Coffee 1-30-26: Should R's try to stop Dems moving gas tax repeal election during session? KATU poll shows 84% oppose kicker steal, Billions spent on OR homeless and it grew 35%, DHS offers illegals $2,600 to leave, Don Lemon arrested, Trump sue

Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf · Jan 30, 2026 · 43m

Should OR Republican legislators slow down the session so Dems don’t have time to move gas tax repeal election date? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/01/oregon-democrats-must-act-quickly-to-place-gas-tax-repeal-on-may-ballot-secretary-of-state-says.html

KATU poll: 84% reject kicker steal: https://oregoncatalyst.com/94310-84-reject-legislatures-plan-raid-kicker-refund-online-poll.html

Billions spent on homeless in OR and it grew by 35% last year: https://oregoncatalyst.com/94300-billions-homeless-35.html

Homelessness trending down in US but not in OR…