{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf","title":"Political Coffee 12-9-25: Union members supporting gas tax repeal, Fishwrap skeptical about Dem/Kotax promise to make OR biz freindly again, OPB admits economy not working, Kotax is at fault for bad economy, ODOT still hiring","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0e8622b1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2590,"description":"Union members supporting stop the gas tax petition: Their cost of living is going up also: https://oregoncatalyst.com/92987-union-members-stop-gas-tax-petition.html \nSkeptical Fishwrap headline hurts Dems/Kotax if we help people connect the dots: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/12/oregon-leaders-pledge-to-make-the-state-more-business-friendly-but-offer-few-specifics.html \nEven lib OPB admits economy not working: https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/08/oregon-economy-state-leaders-job-business/ \nOR’s budget crisis is Kotax’s fault, not Trump’s: https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025/12/opinion-oregons-budget-crisis-didnt-start-in-washington-it-started-here-at-home.html \nODOT still hiring winter maintenance workers: they know they are gonna get money from Legislature soon: https://katu.com/news/local/odot-continues-hiring-winter-maintenance-positions-with-funding-in-limbo-department-of-transportation-oregon-portland-salem-snow-ice-severe-weather-icy-plow-jobs-unemployment-no-tax-oregon","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/gCzB600rR8K_m2qoDt5MjSvqlkm3eVTR3um0fljkoO8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4NzMxLzE2NDYw/ODk0ODItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}