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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: Voters Aren't Interested in New Transportation Taxes
Description: The Oregon legislature ended on June 27 without addressing the deterioration of Oregon’s road system. This turned out to be a stunning defeat for the Democratic majority on House Bill 2025-B, also known as the Transportation Reinvestment Package (TRIP).For more than a year, Democrats held several hearings promising to address the problem with a “transportation package” of reforms. They never introduced their proposal, however, until June 9, less than three weeks before the close of the legislative session. The $12 billion (official revenue impact) transportation funding proposal included a dozen new taxes and fees on everything from personal income to ca...