Kotek calls special session, pushes back layoffs (UPDATED)
Lawmakers are due back in Salem August 29th.
2025 transportation bill
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.
ODOT labor union members are emailing layoff notices to lawmakers
Some Republican lawmakers don’t believe the layoffs are real.
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.
600 state workers brace for layoffs as reality of transportation funding gaps set in
Some ODOT employees will get calls from human resources beginning this week.
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.
Dems squander supermajority as session ends with no transportation bill
The future looks bleak for Oregon roads.
The new transportation bill: Here’s what you need to know about HB 3402
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has wasted no time in expressing his opposition to it.
The big transportation bill is dead
If true, it’s a stunning defeat.
Transportation bill passes committee (again), now heads to floor vote
Dems have navigated rough waters and are on course for full passage.