A property tax levy for Josephine County has gone down to defeat. Nearly 52-percent of registered voters weighed in and it was rejected by a little more than 500 votes out of over 26-thousand cast.
With the loss of federal timber money, Josephine is one of several counties who have had to make drastic cutbacks to public safety services.Read More »
State economists say a slow, steady economic recovery means the state treasury will take in more money than previously expected.
The quarterly forecast released Thursday said revenue from tax collections will be up by more than $270 million since the last projections.Read More »
An Oregon legislative committee advanced a Democratic plan to raise more tax revenue from corporations and wealthy individuals.
The House Revenue committee passed the plan on Wednesday, sending it to the House floor.
The plan proposes raising $275 million in additional revenue to balance the state budget.Read More »
Economists said Tuesday that tax and lottery collections are
down slightly from their earlier projections. But the declines were
offset by legal settlements and accounting maneuvers approved
earlier this year to rebalance the state budget.Read More »
