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Bumps in the road as Oregon lawmakers struggle to compromise on a transportation package
As the end of the legislative sessions draws near, Oregon lawmakers are still a ways away from passing a comprehensive transportation funding package.The Transp ...
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Arizona budget crisis deepens as House cancels talks with governor’s office
Arizona government shutdown budget crisis intensifies as House GOP cancels talks with governor, pursues doomed continuation ...
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With support uncertain, Oregon Democrats look to rework major transportation bill
The maneuver infuriated some Democrats. State Rep. Annessa Hartman, D-Gladstone, accused Democratic leaders of putting ...
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Oregon state senator resigns from committee after ‘aggressive outbursts’
Oregon State Senator Chris Gorsek (D-Gresham) resigned from his joint transportation committee seat on Monday after House Republicans accused him of "aggressive outbursts," and called for his ...
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Oregon lawmakers pass $2.6 billion housing budget bill that would cut eviction prevention funding
Advocates fear that cutting funds for rental assistance and legal aid could propel many more Oregonians into homelessness.
2 Democrats ousted from transportation committee as lawmakers grapple with transportation package
Senate President Rob Wagner removed himself and Sen. Chris Gorsek from the committee — only days after Wagner installed ...
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With support uncertain, Oregon Democrats look to rejigger major transportation bill
The maneuver infuriated some Democrats. State Rep. Annessa Hartman, D-Gladstone, accused Democratic leaders of putting ...
Key Oregon Democrat resigns from transportation committee after complaints about his conduct
Democratic Sen. Chris Gorsek of Gresham said today he has resigned as co-chair of the legislative transportation committee, ...
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Poll: Oregonians don't want to pay to fix roads
As the Oregon Legislature prepares for looming floor votes on House Bill 2025, a transportation funding bill at the center of the legislative session, polling obtained by the Oregon Journalism Project ...
Oregon transportation bill heads back to committee, co-chair resigns
Nine Republicans boycotted the June 23 floor debate in the House in protest an exchange Sen. Chris Gorsek had on June 20 with a GOP co-vice chair.
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Poll Shows Voters Aren’t Worried About Oregon Roads and Don’t Want to Pay to Fix Them
As lawmakers prepare to vote on the session’s signature legislation, Republicans are furious and some Democrats are skeptical ...
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Oregon Lawmakers Advance $15 Billion Transportation Package
The bill would devote most new funds to highways but transit would also get a boost. The major revenue raiser is a 15-cent ...