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OPBEach day Kotek waits gives opponents less time to send tax hikes to voters. -
Courtesy of Oregon Department of TransportationThis year’s star-crossed special legislative session was the longest — and priciest — in more than a decade.
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Oregon’s Democratic members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives voted against a short-term federal spending package. -
The proposal from Gov. Tina Kotek will hike gas taxes, registration fees and more. -
Oregon, alongside 15 other states and the District of Columbia, sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday, alleging HHS threats to pull sexual education funding over curricula mentioning diverse gender identities violate federal law. -
A federally funded program that centered on small-scale and socially disadvantaged farmers is coming to an end. -
Organizations across Oregon received notice from the U.S. Department of Education that they’d lose hundreds of thousands of dollars. -
Gov. Tina Kotek’s proposal to raise billions for road maintenance and public transit in the coming decade advanced by the barest of margins Monday. The tax bill needed help from a moderate Republican to make it over the finish line. -
Democrats agreed to slash some funding they’d sought for public transit, and Gov. Tina Kotek remained scarce. -
Democratic leaders have said finding a quorum would not be a problem as they look to raise transportation taxes. They were wrong Friday. -
The special session will dictate whether hundreds of state workers are laid off next month. -
A proposal would require EV and plug-in hybrid drivers to pay per mile. While it would lower registration fees, owners of these vehicles may end up paying more when switching to EVs. -
After receiving more than 1,000 emails and other community feedback, Southern Oregon University this week released an updated plan to address its severe financial crisis. -
The revenue forecast presents a choice for state leaders: Cut spending or effectively raise taxes.
