Government
Nearly 500 Oregon transportation workers get layoff notices after ‘preventable’ funding emergency
Gov. Tina Kotek warns people around the state will feel those cuts, especially in winter Hundreds who…
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Commentary: The road to transportation funding is long
The debate over paying for transportation needs in Oregon may have paused with the end of the legislative…
Business
ODOT director calls legislature’s transportation bill failure ‘shocking,’ ‘scary’ warns of layoffs
In an email to ODOT staff Saturday, Director Kris Strickland said the agency will be forced to eliminate…
Business
Oregon Legislature’s last-ditch attempt for 3-cent gas tax increase fails
Oregon Democrats’ last-ditch effort to stave off hundreds of layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation by passing…
Government
Transportation package clears committee hurdle, goes to Oregon House for Friday vote
It’s been a bumpy road for the now $11.7 billion Transportation Reinvestment Package that moves closer to passage…
Business
Oregon House introduces scaled-down transportation bill with days left in session
The latest proposal is unpopular with Republicans and some rank-and-file Democrats who said they’ve not had enough time…
Environment
Trump signs law repealing tailpipe emission standards affecting 18 states
President Donald Trump signed a Congressional Review Act resolution Thursday that revokes California’s authority to set tailpipe emissions…