It’s hard to see why some called what the legislature did during the special session a “grand bargain.” When you look at the result of the tax and spending bills it passed on Wednesday, it’s not all that grand. As a label, “minuscule” would be more apt. Lawmakers increased some taxes, lowered others, reduced future […]
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Tags: cigarette tax, income tax, Oregon legislature, PERS, public pensions, special session
Tags: cigarette tax, income tax, Oregon legislature, PERS, public pensions, special session
May city use $1 million to shelter the homeless
Over the next year or so, the state government is giving Albany $1 million to spend on “programs or services to address housing insecurity, lack of affordable housing or homelessness.”
Tags: Albany homeless, homelessness, housing insecurity, Oregon legislature, SB 5561, special session