AFP Joins Portland Tea Party

Inefficient, unreliable tobacco taxes on the Legislative calendar in Salem this week.

AFP's Oregon State University Chapter held a four-hour event on campus today, asking students to sign petitions to freeze "incidental fees." The fees, which have grown rapidly in recent years, are scheduled to reach a total of $1,100 beginning next Fall. The fees pay for a variety of campus programs, including recreational athletics, sustainability and counseling, most of which benefit only a small minority of students. Included in the fees is money for "contingencies," which represents a slush fund for use by student government.

AFP State Director Jeff Kropf conducted a "simul-interview" with KMED Radio host Bill Meyers during their radio shows this morning. The interview is attached to this post in two parts.

Washington, Jackson, Tillamook Chapters set February meetings.