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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek announced layoffs of 483 Oregon Department of Transportation employees, with more expected in 2026. The layoffs are due to the failure of a transportation funding package in the ...
In recent weeks, lawmakers and engaged interest groups have suggested Democrats are keying in on a 6-cent hike to the state ...
Gov. Kotel called a special legislative session in late August to address the budget gap at the state transportation ...
Cornelius Pass Road will close for chip sealing from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 5-6, with local access to NW Skyline Blvd.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek calls for a special session to address ODOT's financial crisis and prevent service cuts and job ...
In a unified call to action, the Association of Oregon Counties, the League of Oregon Cities and Oregon AFSCME sent a joint letter to Governor Tina Kotek, Senate President Rob Wagner, and House ...
The impact of any layoffs is uncertain, for now, because of union contracts that enable employees to move into other ...
By calling a special session to raise taxes for transportation, Gov. Tina Kotek is passing up another solution that would ...
Lawmakers will reconvene in August to try to avoid mass layoffs at transportation agencies. As wildfires sweep the state, the ...
Gov. Tina Kotek is calling Oregon lawmakers back for a special session next month so they can pass funding for essential ...
Sections of almost every Oregon highway need maintenance, but waiting probably won’t cause a catastrophic failure. The pavement will get rougher and the projects will take longer when the Oregon ...
Rep. Susan McLain, a Democrat who co-chairs the Joint Committee on Transportation, and Rep. Christine Drazan, the House ...