Just as I expected a few weeks ago, the cougar hunting bill has died in the legislature even after the House had approved it by a strong vote of 40-19 on April 23. When the bill got to the Senate, it was assigned to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, headed by Portland Democrat […]
Property tax: Our crazy system
Oregon’s property tax system is so complicated that most citizens have no idea how it works. Many public officials don’t either. The complications are such that sometimes, voters approve taxes for police and fire protection and some of the money is legally siphoned off and given or loaned to private developers. Hard to believe, but […]
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