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Marijuana measures go before metro voters

Oct 7, 2016

Is Corporate Tax Measure a 'Blank Check'? Campaigns Slug it Out

Two sides of a proposed corporate sales tax on the November ballot are clashing over a fundamental tenet of the measure — how the revenue can be spent. Initiative Petition 28 — which is on track to be called Measure 97 on the ballot — would levy a 2.5 percent tax on certain corporations’ Oregon sales exceeding $25 million.

Aug 30, 2016

Washington County Board Says no to Measure 97 in Split Decision

Washington County commissioners, by a 3-2 vote, will formally oppose Measure 97. The Nov. 8 ballot initiative would raise a projected $3 billion annually by raising the corporate minimum tax by 2.5 percent on a business’s Oregon sales of more than $25 million. Oregon Health Forum hosts a debate on this controversial ballot measure on Oct. 5 at the Multnomah Athletic Club. For details, click here.

Aug 30, 2016

Beaverton wants to tax marijuana

Jun 10, 2016

As spending on lobbying increases, transparency remains murky

Jun 1, 2016

Oregonians who buy own health insurance face big hikes in 2017

May 13, 2016

State rolls in more pot tax revenue than expected

Apr 29, 2016

Oracle dissed own work on Cover Oregon

Mar 16, 2016