Oregon Senate Passes Bill to Reschedule Gas Tax Referral to May, Despite GOP Opposition

Oregon Senate passes bill to reschedule gas tax referral to May, despite GOP opposition

After several delays and an encroaching Wednesday deadline, a proposal to reschedule the date of a gas tax referendum from November to May finally passed the Oregon Senate.

Oregon Senate passes bill to reschedule gas tax referral despite GOP opposition

A stack of papers representing testimony against a Democratic bill to move a referendum on transportation taxes and fees from November to May rests on the desk of Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby. (Photo by Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle)After several delays and an encroaching Wednesday deadline, a proposal to reschedule the date of a gas tax referendum to May finally passed the Oregon Senate.  The Senate voted 17-13 mostly along party lin…

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