Your feedback is an important part of our process and will help make sure we're funding the right projects for your community. There are several upcoming opportunities to learn about the projects we're proposing and to give us feedback. The Oregon Transportation Commission will review and approve sharing the list of proposed projects for public comment on March … [Read more...] about OTC Divides Up $2 Billion in Transportation Funding
Taxes
Stop over-taxing timber industry
by Jay Bozievich, originally posted on the Register Guard website on May 6th. With House bills 2379 and 2598, Rep. Paul Holvey is proposing to make housing more expensive by adding taxes to the wood products industry that already pays 50% more in state and local tax burden than other businesses. It is important to first state that taxes on business are paid for in the … [Read more...] about Stop over-taxing timber industry
“No nation has ever taxed itself into prosperity.”
“No nation has ever taxed itself into prosperity.” ― Rush Limbaugh The old saying is that death and taxes are inevitable. Taxes are incentives or disincentives for us. For example, states are adding highway use taxes as some consumers have shifted to hybrid or electric cars. The question of who pays the tax burden is passed from generation to generation. Also, taxes are … [Read more...] about “No nation has ever taxed itself into prosperity.”
