taxes

After years of debate, Humboldt County supervisors unanimously voted to effectively eliminate a cannabis cultivation tax.

Labor and health care groups are collecting signatures to put a measure that would levy a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of about 200 billionaires in California.

The governor called on agencies to halt most travel and leave positions open longer.

Lawmakers must decide if and how to split from the new federal tax cuts that are on track to be replicated at the state level and cost Oregon $888 million in revenue.

California’s excise tax on legal weed is increasing, despite efforts to keep it lower to help the struggling industry. Lawmakers left it out of the state budget they last week.

U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., said Wednesday that the nation’s spending on Medicaid programs is unsustainable, and he urged patience as Republicans in Congress formulate their plan to dramatically reduce spending on the health care program.

The state's latest economic and revenue forecast includes some heartening news but plenty of caution.

Humboldt County is getting around to enforcing a cannabis growing tax passed in 2016. Many farmers aren’t ready.

A legislative task force studying the public health impacts of alcohol abuse and whether to raise alcohol taxes for addiction treatment has ended its work without endorsing any specific recommendations.

Carl Riccadonna says the state should expect billions more in tax revenue than his predecessor predicted. That could mean a much bigger "kicker."

The proposal comes after former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have both floated plans that would exclude taxes on tips for a variety of workers.

Oregon’s latest revenue forecast suggests yet another kicker is coming in 2026