Voters will soon have a say in what’s been one of Oregon’s most contentious issues over the past year: funding state transportation needs. Measure 120 will let voters approve or reject a law Democratic lawmakers passed and Gov. Tina Kotek signed in 2025 that raises the gas tax and other transportation fees mostly to raise […]
The strained Amtrak Cascades rail service is on track to have limited capacity to carry the crowds expected to descend on the Pacific Northwest for the upcoming men’s World Cup. Sleek new, amenity-packed “Airo” trains are still undergoing testing back East and will not get here in time to haul legions of international soccer fans. […]
As weather warms and more Oregonians spend their time outside, spring brings the telltale clicking sounds of studded tires carving ruts into snow-free roads. Studies have shown that studded tires reduce road life and cost the state millions in repairs. Several states, including Alaska, Florida and Minnesota, have banned metal studded tires, and in neighboring […]
Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read doesn’t need to allow more arguments against a gas tax question on the Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet, a federal judge ruled on Friday. The decision comes three days after the Republican-led Right to Vote on the Gas Tax Political Action Committee filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court […]
Opponents of gas tax hikes are once again suing the state of Oregon over a law that rescheduled the date of a gas tax referendum from November to May. The Right to Vote on the Gas Tax Political Action Committee — organized by Sen. Bruce Starr, R-Dundee; Rep. Ed Diehl, R-Scio, and the Taxpayer Association […]
(The Center Square) – The ongoing U.S.-Israeli military offensive against Iran is causing drivers in Washington state – already paying some of the highest gas prices in the nation – to shell out even more of their hard-earned money for fuel. That’s not going to change any time soon, according to one expert.
This is a breaking news story and could be updated. A recently passed law that moves a citizen vote on new taxes and fees to pay for transportation to the May primary instead of the November general election does not violate the Oregon Constitution, a judge ruled Wednesday. Marion County Circuit Court Senior Judge David […]
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of a Klamath Falls woman who argued the state violated a federal disability rights law by requiring she quickly submit 500 signatures or pay $1,200 to get an argument against a gas tax referendum into the Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet before Thursday. Mary Martin, 73, lives on a […]
A Marion County Circuit Court judge said he will rule quickly on a case brought against the Oregon Secretary of State by GOP lawmakers and voters over the timing of a gas tax referendum. Senior Judge David Leith on Tuesday heard roughly an hour-and-a-half of arguments from a lawyer for the plaintiffs and a lawyer […]
Republican leaders of a successful petition to pause gas tax and transportation fee hikes until a citizen vote are suing the state over a new law rescheduling that vote. Gov. Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 1599 into law shortly after it passed the House on Monday, clearing the way for voters to have a say […]
