Outlook Photo: Josh Kulla-Dan Christensen discusses his opposition to spending on equity training in front of a mock pig stationed outside the Gresham-Barlow School District offices on Eastman Parkway. Oregon Capitol Watch Foundation Executive Director Jeff Kropf awarded Petunia's latest Porker Award (reported by the Gresham Outlook newspaper) to the Gresham-Barlow School District for wasting taxpayer funds on mandatory 'equity' training that teaches administors and teachers

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A message from the government watch folks in Pendleton, OR: The Pendleton Tea Party Patriots are sponsoring Petunia (the giant pig). She not only roots out government waste, her round belly demonstrates she dines well on government waste. We need your help putting her on a diet. Obesity is a problem in America and we can’t blame fast food drive-thru windows for this one. It’s our fault. We need to say NO NO NO! It’s going to be hard for her to turn down all the junk and goodi

Petunia and OCWF Executive Director Rep. Jeff Kropf (Ret) at the I-5 Bridge SALEM-Oregon Capitol Watch’s Executive Director and former State Representative Jeff Kropf is pleased to announce Petunia, the Pork Detective’s latest Porker Award goes to Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber for his “go it alone” proposal in building the wasteful, Columbia River Crossing boondoggle. Oregon Capitol Watch is running statewide television commercials starting today announcing this prestigious

Corvallis Spends Tax Dollars to Modify People’s Behavior Teaching people to screw in Green Light Bulbs and Ride Bicycles ​ So far behind they’ll never catch up! Unattainable goals within grant period Not a proper role of government!​​ SALEM-Oregon Capitol Watch Foundation’s Executive Director and former State Representative Jeff Kropf announced Petunia the Pork Detective’s latest recipient of the highly coveted ‘Porker Award’ to the city of Corvallis for the ‘Climate Sho

Tax Dollars Pay for Study to Study Other Studies Government doesn't know the cost! Project had no budget! Government doesn't even know who authorized it! Congratulations to the Oregon Health Authority for the 'Shadow Flicker' study (officially titled the Wind Energy Health Impact Assessment). 134 pages that took 18 months to complete concluding that giant wind turbine blades don't trigger epileptic seizures and there is no evidence that wind turbine sounds cause human stress.