Political Coffee 3-2-2023: Sen Thatcher in War Room today, Opposing 80% legislative pay raise is racist, boondoggle WES rail line expansion to Salem proposed, MZ114 updates, OFF's newsletter on baffling gun bills, HJR21 steals your kicker refund, OR Dems fighting SOS 35k fine though perpetrator plead guilty, single mom of 4 asks Tina to rescind vax mandate and recycling used giant wind turbine blades into gummy bears?

Sen Kim Thatcher in the War Room today at 2:30pm: She got a bill passed unanimously! https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/thatcher/Documents/Wrongful%20Conviction%20Compensation%20Moves%20Forward.pdf Opposing an 80% legislative pay increase means you are racist! https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/01/oregon-politics-salem-lawmakers-pay-salary-raise-increase-senators-representatives/ Low ridership and very expensive WES rail line is once again proposed to expand to Salem, taxpayer funded: https://www.northwestobserver.com/index.php?ArticleId=2637 MZ114 update: HB3511 makes DMV the permitting agent. https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3511 Open Government impact statement on HB3511: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/74888 OFF latest newsletter on two baffling gun bills: https://www.oregonfirearms.org/things-keep-getting-stranger Stealing your kicker constitutional amendment proposed in OR Legislature with HJR21: https://oregoncatalyst.com/66419-hjr-21-loots-peoples-kicker-spread.html OR Dems still fighting 35k fine for accepting illegal FTX donation even though exec who fraudulently made it plead guilty to doing just that: https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2023/02/28/ftx-donor-to-democratic-party-of-oregon-pleads-guilty-to-federal-campaign-charge/ Single mom of 4 says Kotek should rescind vax mandate for volunteers in schools: Amen!! https://www.argusobserver.com/opinion/opinion-gov-tina-kotek-needs-to-repeal-vaccine-mandate/article_c3f79522-b6d7-11ed-bbd7-e366e6e3bc92.html How to recycle used giant wind turbine blades into gummy bears for human consumption? Nah!!!! https://www.argusobserver.com/opinion/opinion-gov-tina-kotek-needs-to-repeal-vaccine-mandate/article_c3f79522-b6d7-11ed-bbd7-e366e6e3bc92.html