Oregon lawmakers will convene next week to raise taxes, fees for transportation. Here’s what we know so far

Oregon lawmakers will convene next week to raise taxes, fees for transportation. Here’s what we know so far

Several key Democrats have said they are confident they will get the job done.

Oregon cries poverty, but its transportation spending is typical of western states - The New Era

An OJP analysis of five recent years’ spending figures show that Oregon falls roughly in the middle of the other six states cited by ODOT. BY JAMES NEFF Oregon Journalism Project When Oregon lawmakers convene in a special session Aug. 29 to decide whether to raise the gas tax and bail out the Oregon Department of Transportation, most will likely be operating on the reasoning of a well-honed ODOT sales pitch: The agency is broke and Oregon underf…