Road funding debate begins (again), as lawmakers hear pros and cons of higher taxes
Plenty of good news for Dems and Governor Kotek.
Politics
Governor and Dems gird for special session on transportation
Will it be third time’s a charm? Or a third strike?
Councilor Mitch Green is Portland’s socialist transportation champion
Socialists are having a moment in Portland. But how might that translate into transportation policy?
Would you pay an extra $60 per year to save ODOT?
One Republican ponders a modest gas tax increase to save jobs in his district.
Pressure mounts on Governor to call special session for transportation funding
Will Kotek heed these calls?
House Rep Mark Gamba speaks out on why Democrats didn’t pass a transportation bill
The former Milwaukie mayor opens up about what went wrong.
From sanguine to saboteur: Why Mark Meek derailed Oregon’s transportation bill
In just 11 days, this purple district Senator went from possible collaborator to stubborn enemy.
How falsehoods helped drive opposition to failed transportation bill
Untruths amplified their idealogical positions and stoked anger and opposition.
Transportation bill amendments target 12-foot minimum lane width
Gamba’s amendment seeks to reach a compromise.
E-bike rebate and path funding return to transportation bill with luxury car tax
A promise kept by Milwaukie House Rep Mark Gamba.
Popular cycling roads and trails threatened by Trump’s public lands sell-off
From public forests to gated communities?
New luxury car tax would fund off-highway paths statewide
It’s a matter of ‘trucks or ducks’ to the Oregonians fighting for more path funding.