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Oregon Department of TransportationOregon transportation work group has until Dec. 15 to send its report to Gov. Tina Kotek to address the agency’s impending $200 million budget shortfall. -
Oregon Department of TransportationEnvironment Oregon, a conservation nonprofit with affiliates across 29 other states, is recruiting volunteers for its 2026 Roadside Wildlife Count Oct. 17 to 25 to help track any wildlife dead or alive on Oregon’s roads.
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Oregon has one of the largest gaps in the country between its highway and bridge maintenance needs and what it spends on addressing them, according to a national study. -
The group tasked with developing recommendations on how to maintain Oregon’s transportation system wants to hear from Oregonians about what they think the state’s transportation priorities should be in a new survey. -
When the Oregon Legislature in 2025 passed new road user fees for electric vehicle owners, it left out commercial and medium-duty EVs. -
Testimony against Senate Bill 1599 has so far overwhelmed support. -
Republicans echoed concerns after an Oregon Journalism Project article highlighted 1935 case -
The development comes after a Republican-led campaign delayed key tax increases in the bill. -
Local agencies have shelved planned services and upgrades to buildings amid funding uncertainties. -
The submission will likely ensure a gas tax increase approved by lawmakers this year doesn’t take effect. -
The initiative needed roughly 78,000 signatures by Dec. 30 to qualify for next year’s election. Backers say they have more than 150,000. -
Republicans say they’ll insist voters get a say on new taxes in the Oregon transportation bill. -
This year’s star-crossed special legislative session was the longest — and priciest — in more than a decade. -
The proposal from Gov. Tina Kotek will hike gas taxes, registration fees and more.
