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State Tax Measures Losing Badly in Early Results As Voters Soundly Reject Super-Majority Requirement and a Grocery Tax Ban

Michael Bloomberg Gives Biggest Individual Contribution in Oregon Political History

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg makes biggest single contribution to a campaign in Oregon political history: he wants to block Measure 103, the ban on grocery taxes.

Backers of the Oregon Affordable Housing Measure Turned Down Their Largest Donation (Sort Of)

Backers of a ban on grocery taxes are printing literature in support of Measure 102. The yes-on-102 campaign says they had nothing to do with the literature.

Opponents of Grocery Tax Ban Accuse Supporters of Misleading Public About Taxes at Food Pantries

Measure 103 opponents say talking about food banks is deceptive. Supporters acknowledge the tax implications are “unlikely” to impact food banks.

WW’s November 2018 Endorsements for Oregon Ballot Measures

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

An Oregon Ban on Grocery Taxes Could Hamstring Local Control of E-Cigarettes

Vaping and e-cigarettes are increasingly popular with young consumers.

Multnomah County Legal Opinion Raises Specter of Complex Impacts from Measure 103

County Commissioner Jessica Vega Pederson, who opposes the measure, requested the opinion.

Opponents of Measure 103 Rebuff Threats of Legal Action Against Their Supporters

A letter from a Stoll Berne attorney asks for an “apology and retraction” from backers of a broad measure that would ban a tax on “groceries.”

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.

Murmurs: Kurt Huffman Sues Heirs to Hung Far Low Building

In other news: Grocery tax battle results in cease-and-desist letter.

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