Political Coffee 12-29-25: Another bad Kotax idea repeal? state employees paid 4.4B last year, editorial parrots D ODOT talking points, Somali fraud is tip of iceberg, Omar's wealth went from 0 to 30M in one year! Trump's economy defies experts

Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf · Dec 29, 2025 · 43m

Another bad Kotax idea may get repealed by the people: https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2025/12/26/effort-to-erase-homeless-camping-protections-moves-closer-to-the-ballot/

State employees earned by 4.4B last year, more than 500M more than previous year: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/12/oregon-state-employees-earned-44-billion-last-year-search-pay-for-all-workers.html

Bend Bulletin editorial parrots Dem ODOT talking points while not saying anything about R’s alternative plan to tax increases: https://bendbulletin.com/2025/12/27/editorial-where-odot-may-make-cuts-for-oregon-roads/…