Political Coffee 1-23-26: Kotax's CYA admission of a mistake for gas tax increase, who's running for Gov? WLN candidates forum Jan 31st, ODOT outlines job cuts without new money but no mention of cutting non productive spending

Kotax’s CYA admission of mistake with her gas tax increase: 89% oppose vote date swap: https://oregoncatalyst.com/94152-kotek-admits-mistake-89-oppose-gas-tax-vote-swap.html Who’s running for Gov? https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/01/incumbent-state-lawmakers-jan-6-rioter-who-is-running-for-oregon-governor.html Candidates forum at WLN Jan 31st: https://wlnexecdir.wixsite.com/wstlbtnet ODOT outlines job cuts but not non effective spending: https://katu.com/news/politics/odot-outlines-potential-job-cuts-to-tackle-a-242m-budget-gap-amid-funding-uncertainty-oregon-transportation-roads-maintenance-drivers-politics-local-kotek-community-republicans-democrats