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Proposal to raise lodging tax by 1% could bring in $30 million annually for wildlife protection

House Bill 2977 would increase the state’s transient lodging tax from 1.5% to 2.5% and direct additional funding ... Read more

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Bills to help Oregon schools fund years of summer learning await governor’s signature

The Oregon Legislature passed two bills to provide consistent funding to summer learning programs and to ensure they ... Read more

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Oregon State Hospital chief resigns after patient death

Sara Walker, the interim superintendent and chief medical officer at the hospital, resigned on Friday, April 11. She ... Read more

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