Republicans Re-up Plan to Use Road Safety, Climate Money to Bail Out State Transportation Department

Republicans re-up plan to use road safety, climate money to bail out state transportation department

(Left) Senate Minority Leader Daniel Bonham, R-The Dalles, and (Right) House Minority Leader Christine Drazan, R-Canby, hold a news conference Aug. 29, 2025, to share their counter proposal to the Democrats transportation funding bill. (Photo by Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)UPDATED at 1:48 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29 with comment from the Oregon House Speaker’s Office. Oregon Republicans opened Friday’s special legislative session with a …

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Republicans offer plan to fund ODOT without tax hike; cuts bike safety, climate funding

Oregon Republicans opened Friday’s special legislative session with a proposal of their own to prevent hundreds of layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation and avoid raising taxes, by instead redirecting existing money earmarked for pedestrian and bike safety programs and for fighting climate change.

Oregon Republicans present opposition proposals to Governor's ODOT funding - Elkhorn Media Group

SALEM – As the Oregon Legislature convenes a special session Friday to try and figure out transportation funding, Senator Daniel Bonham (R-The Dalles) and Representative Christine Drazan (R-Canby) held a press conference to lay out Republican proposals in opposition to Governor Tina Kotek’s proposed funding plan. Kotek is proposing raising the state’s gas tax to 46 cents, raising car registration fees by $42, increasing title fees by $139 and do…

Oregon lawmakers convene Friday to take up road funding. Here’s an outline of the issues • Lincoln Chronicle

Oregon lawmakers returned to Salem on Friday for a special legislative session called by Gov. Tina Kotek to complete what she says is unfinished business -- passing a transportation funding package that will avert laying off state employees and help cities and counties pay for road repairs. The post Oregon lawmakers convene Friday to take up road funding. Here’s an outline of the issues appeared first on Lincoln Chronicle.