Checking in on the transportation bill with advocate Cassie Wilson
“Democrats were put in a position to have to vote for a version of the bill that none of us wanted to see.”
2025 transportation bill
Republicans weaken transit funding as transportation bill nears passage in Salem
Quorum: the final frontier.
Road funding debate begins (again), as lawmakers hear pros and cons of higher taxes
Plenty of good news for Dems and Governor Kotek.
Governor and Dems gird for special session on transportation
Will it be third time’s a charm? Or a third strike?
Kotek calls special session, pushes back layoffs (UPDATED)
Lawmakers are due back in Salem August 29th.
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.