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                        The star-crossed effort to pass a $4 billion transportation package was the the longest — and priciest — special session in more than a decade.
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                        The proposal from Gov. Tina Kotek will hike gas taxes, registration fees and more.
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                        Sen. Chris Gorsek, D-Gresham, is unable to come to Salem because of health struggles. His vote may be needed to pass Gov. Tina Kotek’s transportation funding bill.
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                        Democrats agreed to slash some funding they'd sought for public transit and Gov. Tina Kotek remained scarce.
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                        Facing major uncertainty over federal policies, Oregon lawmakers set aside nearly $500 million when they passed a budget in June.
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                        Rice Road Fire burned 25 acres in 90 minutes before being extinguished.
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                        Gov. Tina Kotek is tweaking a proposal to raise billions in taxes for roads and bridge upkeep, a little more than a week before the bill’s fate is tested in a special legislative session.
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                        Democrats envision a quick Labor Day weekend get together. Republicans say they’re not on board.
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                        Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has signed a law that creates new judicial positions in the circuit courts of Douglas and Lane Counties.
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                        Gov. Tina Kotek is suggesting she’ll call lawmakers back to avoid steep cuts.
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                        Oregon lawmakers send $100 million to Coos Bay channel dredging in preparation for shipping terminalThe $2.3 billion Port of Coos Bay and NorthPoint Development project will create an international cargo ship and rail terminal on the south coast.
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                        It’s been nearly a week since Oregon Democrats’ road-funding hopes imploded, but the fallout from that failure is still hitting home.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
