The Oregon Senate on Monday in a 18-11 vote passed a long-awaited transportation bill that would update the state’s funding sources for road maintenance and operations by increasing taxes on gas, titling and registering vehicles, payroll, and more.
Gov. Tina Kotek will order lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session at the end of August to address a $350 million funding shortfall in the Department of Transportation’s budget that led to hundreds of state employees receiving layoff notices this month.
The lists of proposed layoffs and elimination of unfilled vacancies at the Oregon Department of Transportation show that the impact of the cuts will hit all across the state, as will the closure of a dozen maintenance stations. See the list for yourself.
