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Solutions to the Housing Crisis

If the market won’t fix this mess, is it time for the state and local governments to step in?
Laurel Brauns

The year 2019 was a successful year for advocates of more affordable and equitable housing policies in Oregon. Oregon legislators passed the first state-wide rent control bill in the nation. They also put an end to single-family zoning throughout the state. Bend took the lead on this policy by allowing du-, tri- and four-plexes throughout […]

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Measure 104: Some Things to Know

Measure would require a supermajority for raising fees and other revenue-raising initiatives
Chris Miller

When legislators want to raise revenue in the form of new taxes, they have to have a supermajority vote in the legislature. Now, the backers behind Measure 104 want to extend that requirement to anything that would in any way raise revenue—including the raising of fees. Oregon issues more than 2,400 fees—including fees for things […]

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The Bills Roll In

Oregon State Legislature to vote on forefront issues
Corinne Boyer

Minimum wage, clean energy and cannabis are three of the top issues in the Oregon State Legislature this year. Lawmakers from throughout the state are in Salem this month for the annual legislative session. On Feb. 1, the 2016, 35-day legislative session began. In 2010, the Oregon Constitution was amended to add a short session […]

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