Political Coffee 3-26-26: WA repeals massive estate tax increase, 9th circuit stops ban on tear gas use by ICE in Portland, Immigrant arrested trying to flee US for 46M Medicare fraud and another No Kings rally Sat

WA repeals massive estate tax increase from last year: Rich people were moving out of state: This is why a similar increase died in the OR short session: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/25/gov-ferguson-signs-law-undo-washington-estate-tax/

9th circuit court of appeals stops ban on ICE using tear gas in Portland: https://www.koin.com/news/portland/appeals-court-blocks-ruling-limiting-use-of-federal-force-outside-portland-ice-building/

46M Medicare fraud in KFalls with immigrant owner arrested trying to flee country: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/25/klamath-falls-medical-lab-charged-defrauding-medicare/

Another useless “No Kings” rally this Saturday: https://oregoncatalyst.com/95604-fullpage-ad-250k-touts-kings-march-428.html

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