Oregon Legislature gets to work on budget, transportation and other issues

Oregon Legislature gets to work on budget, transportation and other issues - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News

Lawmakers’ chief task each odd-numbered year is approving a spending plan for the next two years By Julia Shumway, Alex Baumhardt and Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s 90 lawmakers are beginning their work in earnest on Tuesday, Jan. 21, with about five months to pass a spending plan for the next two years, figure out how to plug a transportation funding hole and make progress on the state’s housing crisis. Lawmakers have introduced …

Oregon Legislature gets to work on budget, transportation and other issues – Malheur Enterprise

Oregon’s 90 lawmakers are beginning their work in earnest on Tuesday, with about five months to pass a spending plan for the next two years, figure out how to plug a transportation funding hole and make progress on the state’s housing crisis. Lawmakers have introduced nearly 2,300 bills so far, with more to come. A group of legislators spent the summer traveling the state to solicit ideas about transportation needs and funding, while Senate Pres…

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Oregon Legislature gets to work on budget, transportation and other issues

Oregon’s 90 lawmakers are beginning their work in earnest on Tuesday, with about five months to pass a spending plan for the next two years, figure out how to plug a transportation funding hole and make progress on the state’s…

Oregon Legislature gets to work on budget, transportation and other issues • Oregon Capital Chronicle

House Minority Leader Christine Drazan, R-Canby, talks as House Speaker Julie Fahey, D-Eugene, and House Majority Leader Ben Bowman, D-Tigard, listen during a legislative preview on Jan. 16, 2025. (Photo by Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle)Oregon’s 90 lawmakers are beginning their work in earnest on Tuesday, with about five months to pass a spending plan for the next two years, figure out how to plug a transportation funding hole and make pro…

Oregon Legislature gets to work on budget, transportation and other issues - Salem Reporter

Oregon’s 90 lawmakers are beginning their work in earnest on Tuesday, with about five months to pass a spending plan for the next two years, figure out how to plug a transportation funding hole and make progress on the state’s housing crisis. Lawmakers have introduced nearly 2,300 bills so far, with more to come. A group of legislators spent the summer traveling the state to solicit ideas about transportation needs and funding, while Senate Pres…