transportation funding

The Oregon Department of Transportation is asking for public comment on its draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP, for 2027-2030, which proposes the capital projects the agency will fund for that four-year period.

Democrats were able to pass the bill, but House Republicans could use delay tactics.

The party offered no immediate reason for the walkout.

The idea emerged in an amendment posted Friday afternoon, but soon fell apart.

Lawmakers are looking at freezing open positions and pulling money from certain programs as they work to avoid deep layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Budget challenges, ICE activity and roads will compete for attention in the five-week session convening Monday.

Can Democrats repeal the tax before a vote? What happens then? No one knows for sure.

The petition has halted major parts of the bill, which seeks to change how Oregon funds its roads and the agencies that maintain them.

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

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.

The proposal from Gov. Tina Kotek will hike gas taxes, registration fees and more.