Special Session of the Oregon Legislature, ODOT Layoffs Delayed

Where things stand with Oregon’s special legislative session

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Special session of the Oregon Legislature, ODOT layoffs delayed

The Senate had been scheduled to have a third reading on the transportation package at 10 a.m. on Sept. 3.

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Transportation budget special session gets off to rocky start

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press Oregon could become the second U.S. state to require electric vehicle owners to enroll in a pay-per-mile program as lawmakers began a special session Friday to fill a $300 million transportation budget hole that threatens basic services like snowplowing and road repairs. In Brief: Oregon may become the second state with a mandatory EV road usage charge Proposal aims to fill a $300M transportation funding gap EV d…