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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 08 > Put tax increases in hands of voters

Put tax increases in hands of voters


June 8, 2009

Oregon Democrats are determined to raise taxes without putting them before voters. And on paper, they’ve got the supermajority to do it.

They have 36 votes in the House, giving them the three-fifths majority they need. They have a proposal to raise taxes on the wealthiest Oregonians.....

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