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Oregon Voters Could Decide Next Year Whether to Hike Taxes on Cigarettes

House Bill 2770 would raise the taxes on cigarettes from $1.33 a pack to $3.33 a pack.

Murmurs: Business Lobby to Test PERS Measure

In other news: Rod Monroe settles tenant lawsuit.

Defend Oregon, Left-Leaning Political Action Committee, Under Investigation for Turning In Ballots a Day Late

Secretary of State Dennis Richardson will investigate Defend Oregon for turning in some ballots late for the Nov. 6 election.

You’ve Got Your Ballot. Now What? Listen to Our Short Endorsement Podcasts Before Casting Your Votes.

We summarize key Oregon elections in four short podcasts.

WW’s November 2018 Endorsements for Oregon Ballot Measures

Willamette Week’s November 2018 endorsements for statewide ballot measures.

Current and Former Oregon Lawmakers File Ballot Initiative to Block Further PERS Debt

A ballot initiative proposed for 2020 would prohibit the Oregon governments from borrowing to pay pension obligations.

Why Is an Anti-Abortion Measure on the Ballot in America’s Most Pro-Choice State?

This isn’t an endorsement issue—those choices will be revealed next month. Instead, what follows is a primer on the issues that Oregonians face this November.

Measure 103 Will Ban Grocery Taxes. What Else Will it Do?

Oregon businesses are asking voters to change the state constitution to prohibit city, county and state governments from ever taxing groceries.

Why is Nike Co- Founder Phil Knight Backing Both Colin Kaepernick and Republican Nominee For Governor Knute Buehler?

Earlier this month, Phil Knight, co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, gave GOP nominee for governor Knute Buehler $1 million. That is in addition to the $500,000 he gave Buehler ’s campaign last year.

Why Does Housing In the ‘Burbs Depend on Portland Voters?

From the vantage point of Portland, Measure 26-199 looks like a slam dunk. The regional planning agency Metro aims to bite into the area’s housing shortage by raising $653 million in property taxes and using the money to build as many as 3,900 new units of affordable housing in three counties: Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas.

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