Author: Jeremy Rangel

Democratic leaders in Oregon’s House and Senate have expressed strong opposition to a November ballot measure that proposes raising corporate taxes to provide cash payments to every Oregon resident. Key Democratic figures in the legislature, including House Speaker Julie Fahey, House Majority Leader Ben Bowman, Senate President Rob Wagner, and Senate Majority Leader Kathleen Taylor,…

Oregon’s House Bill 2005, enacted in 2023, bans the sale, transfer, and importation of “undetectable” firearms, often referred to by gun control advocates as “ghost guns.” Ghost guns is a term used to describe homemade firearms or firearms without serial numbers. According to federal law, firearms that are manufactured and sold by gun manufacturers are…

Oregon imposes a tax on on gross corporate receipts, known as the corporate activity tax, as well as a tax on corporate income. Passed into law in May of 2019 as Oregon House BIll 3427, the corporate activity tax imposes a 0.57 percent on all “corporate activity” in excess of $1 Million. With few exceptions,…

November’s ballot will include a measure that would send an annual rebate check to every Oregonian. Referred to as “The Oregon Rebate,” the measure would provide for an annual tax rebate for every Oregonian that qualifies. The rebate would be funded by an increase in the Oregon corporate activity tax, with the amount of the…

A long-delayed casino project in southern Oregon, which has sparked a clash between competing Native American tribes, has now caught the attention of congressional appropriators. Opponents are pushing for a provision in the upcoming Interior-Environment spending bill that would halt the project. The Coquille Indian Tribe has been working for years to establish a new…

During Tuesday night’s city council meeting, the Coos Bay City Council voted to add a bond measure to the November 2024 ballot to fund the construction of a new library. The council needed to make several decisions regarding the specifics of the bond measure, most notably determining the duration of the bond. Expensive projects like…

Oregon officials reported that a 17-year-old foster child died by suicide on Saturday while staying at a hotel with child-welfare workers assigned to supervise them. The Oregon Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority offered limited details about the teen’s death in a news release on Monday, including the city where it occurred…

Today, Governor Tina Kotek has directed that flags at Oregon public institutions be flown at half-staff in honor of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, following a Presidential Proclamation. The flags will remain at half-staff from November 25, 2023, until sunset on November 29, 2023, the day of her interment. “Rosalynn Carter was a compassionate public…

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has released draft rules for the Climate Protection Program, inviting public feedback. The proposed rules set a legally enforceable cap on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, aiming to cut emissions by 50% by 2035 and by 90% by 2050. “This program is crucial for achieving Oregon’s climate…