Political Coffee 05-19-2023: OR Senate R's now have maximum leverage, Sen Bonham newsletter, Tina also got bags of un reported bags of cash, House R's try to force movement on MZ110 rewrite, 63% of Oregonians want to recriminalize hard drugs, kudos to Rep Davis for Covid fines waiver and Portland loses 16,000 residents

Maximum leverage by OR Sen Republicans as OPB agrees with me: https://www.oregonfirearms.org/wagner-craps-out 

R Sen Bonham newsletter says multiple Dem leaders got drug cash each month! https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORLEG/bulletins/35b30b2 

Tina got bags of cash from same drug folks as Fagan: https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2023/05/18/gov-tina-kotek-says-she-has-had-no-communication-with-la-motas-principals-since-taking-office/ 

Kudos for House R’s trying to move MZ110 rewrite to the floor though they shouldn’t be there at all: https://www.northwestobserver.com/index.php?ArticleId=2776 

63% of Oregonians want to recriminalize hard drugs: https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/oregon-drugs-decriminalization/2023/05/18/id/1120364/ 

Double kudos to R Boshart-Davis for calling for Covid fines waiver: https://www.northwestobserver.com/index.php?ArticleId=2775 

Portland loses 16,000 residents over last two years cause of…? https://katu.com/news/local/portland-population-down-18000-in-the-last-two-years-us-census-bureau-finds-oregon-moving-leaving-rose-city