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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 26 > Untie hands of local government

Untie hands of local government


July 26, 2009

When the Legislature voted this year to hike Oregon’s gas tax, it attempted to placate fuel distributors by adopting a poison pill aimed at cities. Thus, even as lawmakers tacked 6 cents onto the state gas tax, they prohibited the creation of local gas taxes.

There was nothing subtle....

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