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The OCPP has also contributed to debate about Oregon's state budget and suggested tax increases as a way to help plug budget deficits. [17] In January 2010, state voters in Oregon approved two ballot proposals, Measure 66 and Measure 67 , that raised taxes on businesses (that make at least $250,000 per year) and households (that make at least ...
March 6, 2024 at 7:04 PM. Rep. Julie Fahey, D-Eugene, speaks Wednesday about House Bill 2024, which creates campaign giving and spending limits. ... The bill prohibits a candidate in Oregon or a ...
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Oregon (/ ˈ ɒr ɪ ɡ ən,-ɡ ɒ n / ⓘ ORR-ih-ghən, -gon) [7] [8] is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho.
The House of Representatives version of the bill includes $410 billion in spending. [2] This includes a 21 percent increase to a program that feeds infants and poor women, an 8 percent increase to the Section 8 voucher program, a 13 percent increase to the Agriculture Department, a 10 percent increase in Amtrak subsidies, a 10 percent increase in Congress's budget, a 12 percent increase in the ...
March 4, 2024 at 8:06 PM. ... — The future of an Oregon bill that would roll back the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law is now in the hands of Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek.
Decreased tax revenue and high spending resulted in an unusually large budget deficit of about $1.4 trillion, well above the $407 billion projected in the FY 2009 budget. [10] A 2009 CBO report indicated that $245 billion, about half of the excess spending, was a result of the 2008 TARP bailouts. Spending increases and tax credits resulting ...
Oregon's biennial state budget, $2.6 billion in 2017, comprises General Funds, Federal Funds, Lottery Funds, and Other Funds. [56] Oregon is one of only five states that have no sales tax. [57] Oregon voters have been resolute in their opposition to a sales tax, voting proposals down each of the nine times they have been presented. [58]