Julie Murray is one of nearly 500 people who work for the Oregon Department of Transportation who will be laid off if the state Legislature does not provide funding to fill the agency’s $350 million budget gap. The drone pilot and video producer has filmed wildfires, landslides and construction projects to keep Oregonians informed during […]
Lawmakers on Monday will hear feedback from the public on a bill estimated to generate $791 million over the next two years for the state’s transportation needs. Oregon lawmakers came into the six-month 2025 legislative session in January with the goal to come up with a sustainable way to fund the Oregon Department of Transportation, […]
Rural and urban transportation workers pleaded with the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee to pass a massive funding package that Democrats say would solve the Oregon Department of Transportation’s budget shortfalls and stabilize the state’s deteriorating road infrastructure. In a three-hour hearing on House Bill 2025 Thursday evening — the last of four hearings for […]
With Interstate 84 closed between Hood River and Troutdale, Oregon State Police and Oregon Transportation are dealing with a glut of trucks hoping to get onto the freeway at exit 63 in Hood River.
