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Free News As state lawmakers ponder federal funding cuts, initiative advances that would end estate ta By Nigel Jaquiss, Oregon Journalism ProjectUpdated Oct 7, 2025 FREE NEWS from Oregon Journalism Project: A ballot initiative to eliminate Oregon’s estate tax, Initiative Petition 51, is moving forward even as Gov. Tina Kotek and state lawmakers digest the coming budget hole created by President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act.Â
