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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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Many tobacco smokers in Oregon will now have to pay higher taxes for cigarettes and e-cigarettes, put into effect January 1. -
You can forgive a few people for losing track of new taxes in Oregon. The current session of the legislature took up, and then broke up, over a plan to鈥� -
For years, the Jackson County Sheriff has been lobbying for a new, larger jail. The county commissioners voted Wednesday to put that question to the鈥� -
The insurance rates seem good, but the "service charges" on the bill cancel the savings. The terms of the mortgage are okay, but what are all these鈥�
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Voters gave increased bus operations in Jackson County the green light in Tuesday's primary. Measure 15-141, for the Rogue Valley Transportation District,鈥� -
We can't put off filing our income tax returns much longer. April 15th is less than two months away, and Uncle Sam takes a dim view of the 鈥渂etter late鈥� -
The fate of the Jackson County library will go before voters in May.If passed, the proposal for a special tax district would create a property tax up to鈥� -
Oregon U. S. Senator Ron Wyden wants to double the timber harvest on 2.1. million acres of O & C timber lands in Western Oregon. In a proposal to be鈥� -
Oregon lawmakers return to Salem today for a special session tackling pensions, taxes, and regulations over genetically modified crops.Governor John鈥�
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Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber repeated his vow Thursday to veto the bills passed in next week's special session unless all five of the measures reach his鈥� -
A one-year extension of federal subsidies for timber counties has passed the U.S. House.Oregon counties would get about $100 million under the extension鈥�
