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Majority Democrats in the Washington Legislature on Tuesday narrowly beat back a third attempt to squelch a new tax they proposed on gasoline and diesel exported to neighboring states from Washington refineries.The 6 cents per gallon tax would support a multibillion dollar transportation infrastructure package. The tax proposal has stoked bipartisan anger and threats of retaliation in recent days from politicians in Oregon, Idaho and Alaska. Drivers there would pay more at the pump, but can’t vote on the Washington state lawmakers who seem determined to impose the “exported fuel tax” to pay for projects back home.

Public funding for big-time sports tends to generate static. So, Oregon Governor Kate Brown is building her case now for additional taxpayer support for…

Days before a landmark Supreme Court decision is expected, Oregonians are launching an attack on a large public employee union.Seven state, county and…

Gov. Kate Brown is declaring an emergency and mobilizing Oregon National Guard soldiers in response to an ongoing water quality situation in and around…

Republicans angered by this week’s special Oregon legislative session have accused Gov. Kate Brown of playing politics in an election year. State ethics…

Oregon’s surging tax collections show no signs of abating—and that means you’re probably going to get some money back. Again.The state’s latest revenue…

Monday morning, Gov. Kate Brown convenes the state's first special legislative session since she became governor in 2015.The Oregon Constitution (Article…

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has said she’s calling a special session next week to correct a simple matter of unfairness in state tax policy. But the first…

If Gov. Kate Brown follows through on a plan to call Oregon’s Legislature into a special session in the coming months, she might wind up giving a tax…

Oregon and Washington will be part of a group discussing climate change initiatives with two neighboring nations. The agreement between the more than a…