John Rosman
Originally published on May 19, 2021 5:06 pm
Oregon economists delivered some major, if familiar, news to lawmakers on Wednesday regarding the state’s financial health. For the third forecast in a row, Oregon’s tax revenues are set to outpace what economists expected mere months ago.
This time, though, the expectations are truly eye-popping.
State economist Mark McMullen told members of the House and Senate revenue committees that the state will see an extra $1.18 billion land in its coffers for the current two-year budget cycle ending June 30 than expected in February, a shift driven largely by surging income tax collections. Economists also expect an additional $1.25 billion for the 2021-23 biennium, and $1.64 billion more from 2023-25.
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SALEM — A pair of Republican senators in Oregon appear to be pulling back on a bill that would have impacted two of their colleagues’ leadership roles in the state
/ Remains of the devastation from the 2020 Beachie Creek Fire are still evident in the small town of Gates, Feb. 26, 2021.
A new bill signed by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown this week will ease the timelines and regulations for those seeking to rebuild homes and structures destroyed in wildfires last year.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill this week that will allow property owners who lost their homes to wildfire last fall to rebuild their homes and structures to the original zoning and planning standards that were in place when they were first built.
Passing through both the Oregon House and Senate nearly unanimously, Senate Bill 405 will extend the timeline under which more than 4,000 Oregon households will have to begin rebuilding homes and structures on their property. It also recognizes that as planning and zoning laws have changed both statewide and locally, rebuilding efforts should be allowed to continue under the original regulations that structures were built under. That
Lynne Piper and her daughter Ada, 4, play near the remains of their Elkhorn home, Feb. 26, 2021. The Piper family had only owned their 17-acre property in Elkhorn a short time before it was destroyed by the 2020 Santiam fire. Kristyna Wentz-Graff
Originally published on May 13, 2021 3:28 pm
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill this week that will allow property owners who lost their homes to wildfire last fall to rebuild their homes and structures to the original zoning and planning standards that were in place when they were first built.
Passing through both the Oregon House and Senate nearly unanimously, Senate Bill 405 will extend the timeline under which more than 4,000 Oregon households will have to begin rebuilding homes and structures on their property. It also recognizes that as planning and zoning laws have changed both statewide and locally, rebuilding efforts should be allowed to continue under the original regulations that structures were built under. That means