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Correction on pulling the sanctuary bill to the House Floor - https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/houserepublicans/Documents/RELEASE_House%20Republicans%20Force%20Vote%20on%20Sanctuary%20State%20Law.pdf

Crying in the legislature? really?

Israel and Iran are bombing. USA ready to go?

3962 - TLT one tax bill down - Passes with 31 votes in the House.

Travel Oregon - dumps again, makes you want to vote for the TLT bill - https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2025/06/18/travel-oregon-officials-just-gave-its-well-paid-ceo-a-new-deal-in-retirement-but-wont-give-the-public-the-details/

Transportation Update - Meek is a no - https://www.opb.org/article/2025/06/18/oregon-democrat-plans-no-vote-on-transportation-bill-as-session-nears-its-end/

Black drag - disaster again by Oregon Democrats.

Gun bills - SB 243 and HB 3076 - patchwork of BS. https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/29/oregon-senate-passes-hotly-contested-gun-bill/

Could we lose skiing in Oregon? https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/06/ski-resorts-scramble-after-major-insurer-leaves-oregon.html

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Reagan and Bryan breakdown the happenings in the Capitol this past week including touching on the national President Trump news. In our effort to figure out how to land the plane, we learn it is the Unions in Oregon in control of the plane in Salem.

'“No Kings” discussion, Trump says he is not.

Unions are in control of the session, hence passing of SB 916

TLT (Transient Lodging Tax) discussion happening in Salem. Are we on a cusp of seeing a major change in the Tourism Budgets across the state? Do we have to many cities in Oregon?

Transportation Funding continues to go down into a black hole of nothing, especially when now they might refer to voters.

Wildfire funding hinges on the Zin? Poor “zinners” are in the crosshairs of Democrats looking for new taxes.

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Dave Hunnicutt is President of Oregon Property Owners Association. OPOA is active in the legislature and courts to protect Oregon property owners, urban and rural, from excessive state and federal regulations that limit Oregonians’ rights to own and use private property. Dave has been at the forefront of nearly every one of these battles.

For nearly 25 years, Dave has represented Oregon property owners in the Capitol and in courts throughout Oregon. As a registered Oregon lobbyist, Dave has successfully advocated for the passage of legislation to protect Oregon property owners in all areas of real property law, including land use/zoning, environmental law, eminent domain law, resolving government/private title disputes, and natural resources law. Since 1996, over 60 OPOA/OIA bills have been enacted into law.

An active member of the Oregon State Bar, Dave represents Oregon property owners in litigation in courts and agencies throughout Oregon. Dave has appeared and argued before the Oregon Supreme Court, the Oregon Court of Appeals, the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, multiple Oregon agencies, and in circuit courts throughout Oregon. Dave received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon and his Juris Doctorate from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College.

This is the link we discussed about building permits in Oregon over the last 30 years.

https://oregoneconomicanalysis.com/2023/01/26/new-housing-under-construction/

This a great map to see all the Urban Growth Boundaries that exist in Oregon.

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Virgil Osborne was born and raised in Douglas County. He is not your typical Republican from Douglas County, that is for sure. This soft spoken giant of a man, gets policy as well as the dynamics of state politics. Reagan and Bryan had a good time discussing many topics over the hour.

You can catch Rep. Virgil Osborne on his podcast, On the Virg with Virgil Osborne.

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* President Trump on Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer

* Senate Health Care meeting on federal cuts

* Opinion: We do not need any more nonprofits

* Reagan’s tweet about Sine Die

* Republicans force vote to repeal flawed wildfire maps — Oregon Catalyst

Bryan and Reagan discuss Trump’s effect on Oregon and what’s left to do in the legislative session including education, wildfire maps, and more.

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As we remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to our freedom in America, take a moment to thank those who serve today. America is the greatest country ever created in the History of the World. America is the shinning beacon on the hill.

* Grand old podcast - https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/22/grand-old-podcasts-republican-legislators-have-a-new-strategy-for-getting-their-message-out/

* Local school boards struggle to pass bonds - https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/23/oregon-underresourced-school-districts-bonds/

* clackamas person arrested - https://www.youroregonnews.com/news/molalla-councilor-arrested-for-financial-issues-with-local-pac/article_6980d1c7-3713-53b6-9f53-4e8a9f1e2bc6.html Parent jailed for embezzling money in mollala..

• https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2025/05/lawyer-warns-clackamas-county-commissioner-stop-talking-about-melissa-fireside-theft-case.html Fireside lawyers want to silence Ben West.

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Nigel Jaquiss joins the pod to discuss the past, present, and future of journalism, as well as his new venture, the Oregon Journalism Project.

* Oregon Journalism Project

* After the Inferno

* Are Oregon’s Top Democrats More Interested in Housing the Poor or Helping Their Campaign Donors?

* Oregon GOP Chairman Resigns After Oregon Journalism Project Report About His Past

* Nigel Jaquiss on The Oregon Bridge

* Senate Bill 686

* The Oregonian Is Using AI to Draft Stories

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Diving into the issues, means you need to understand the politics of the Legislature.

⁃ Courtney Neron appointed to Senate

-Candidate tracker in full effect for 2026

- Prevailing wage and Unions controlling Democrats happening all the time in Salem. You decide? Will it effect the BOLI Commissioner race.

* Senate seats, governor race, BOLI race and more

Can we land the plane at the end of session? We end on this discussion… More to come on this for sure.

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Bryan and Reagan discuss golf, irrelevant Florida Democrats, Arizona Republican victories, and lessons Oregon Republicans can learn from each. Then they get into Republican messaging on Housing, then a lighting round.

* Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen

* ‘The Democratic Party in Florida is dead’: Top Florida Senate Dem leaves party

* 2025 State of the Economy - Senate Labor and Business

* House Republican press release on Housing

* Oregon Urban Growth Boundary Map

* Port of Portland votes to revoke DEI policies to comply with Trump executive order

* Kotek and Oregon Education Officials Defy White House Order to Defund DEI in Schools

* Feds Threaten Oregon Transportation Funding Over DEI and Driver’s License Policies

* Clackamas County board picks 5 finalists for open seat

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Learn more about Colm Willis at

https://colmwillis.com/

Bryan gets quoted numerous times

OregonLive

Who is going to run for US Senate in Oregon?

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