Tina Kotek

The submission will likely ensure a gas tax increase approved by Oregon lawmakers this year doesn’t take effect.

The Democrat cited President Donald Trump in her campaign launch, saying the state needs someone to stand up to the president.

The governor has unveiled a “prosperity roadmap” that aims to juice the state’s economy.

The initiative needed roughly 78,000 signatures by Dec. 30 to qualify for next year’s election. Backers say they have more than 150,000.

The pipeline delivers the majority of Oregon’s gasoline, diesel and other fuels from a refining hub in the Seattle area.

Oregon's governor declared a state of emergency Monday to ensure that enough fuel arrives to the state while the Olympic Pipeline, which supplies more than 90% of the state's fuel, remains shut down due to a leak ahead of Thanksgiving travel.

Lane County and Eugene are losing around 60 homeless shelter beds. One shelter in Eugene that provides longer-term services could close entirely.

Earlier on Wednesday, Gov. Tina Kotek announced the Oregon guard troops would be demobilized. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals put that on pause just over an hour later.

Republicans say they’ll insist voters get a say on new taxes in the Oregon transportation bill.

Gov. Tina Kotek announced she’s sending $5 million in state funding to food banks on Wednesday as Oregon braces for a cutoff of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program expected at the start of November.

Each day Kotek waits gives opponents less time to send tax hikes to voters.

The star-crossed effort to pass a $4 billion transportation package was the the longest — and priciest — special session in more than a decade.