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Oregon Senate Passes $2 Billion Tax Increase for Education Funding on Party Line Vote

Senators waste no time after the caucuses agree on a deal to bring wayward Republicans back from self-imposed exile.

By Nigel Jaquiss
Oregon school walkout on the Portland waterfront, May 8, 2019. (Wesley Lapointe)

The Oregon Senate today passed an historic $2 billion corporate tax increase that lawmakers say will bolster Oregon's schools.

After Republican senators returned from a four-day walk-out, the senior chamber quickly voted along party lines, approving House Bill 3427 by a margin of 18 to 11, with state Sen. Jackie Winters (R-Salem) excused.

Gov. Kate Brown has said she will sign the bill.

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Nigel Jaquiss

Nigel Jaquiss

Reporter Nigel Jaquiss joined the Oregon Journalism project in 2025 after 27 years at Willamette Week.