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Roman Battaglia/JPR NewsU.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., said Wednesday that the nation鈥檚 spending on Medicaid programs is unsustainable, and he urged patience as Republicans in Congress formulate their plan to dramatically reduce spending on the health care program. -
Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital ChronicleThe state's latest economic and revenue forecast includes some heartening news but plenty of caution.
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Humboldt County is getting around to enforcing a cannabis growing tax passed in 2016. Many farmers aren鈥檛 ready. -
A legislative task force studying the public health impacts of alcohol abuse and whether to raise alcohol taxes for addiction treatment has ended its work without endorsing any specific recommendations. -
Carl Riccadonna says the state should expect billions more in tax revenue than his predecessor predicted. That could mean a much bigger "kicker." -
The proposal comes after former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have both floated plans that would exclude taxes on tips for a variety of workers. -
Oregon鈥檚 latest revenue forecast suggests yet another kicker is coming in 2026 -
On Wednesday morning, Josephine County Commissioners agreed to put a tax on the November ballot to fund an office that helps veterans access benefits. -
Proposed tax measures in Coos and Curry counties to fund law enforcement services failed in May. Now sheriff鈥檚 offices are dealing with the consequences. -
The health care industry put a measure on the November ballot that would raise more money for Medi-Cal and block lawmakers from spending it on general government services. Billions of dollars are on the line. -
In 2020, voters overwhelmingly rejected a tax to pay for a new jail in Jackson County. Now authorities are revisiting the project. -
The state Supreme Court takes a business-backed initiative to make it more difficult to raise taxes off the Nov. 5 ballot. Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders sued to kick it off. -
Every year thousands of Californians are shocked to learn they owe the IRS for their subsidized health plan. Here鈥檚 how to avoid it. -
Economists cautioned that the potential of a $582 million refund was still shaky, with warning signs on the horizon.
