On this day, August 29, 1984, Oregon members of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh cult sprinkled salmonella bacteria on salad bar ingredients in local restaurants. Over 750 people were sickened.
Also on this day, August 29, 2020, a man was fatally shot as a caravan of Mr. Trump's supporters drove through Portland for a pro-Trump rally and clashed with counter protesters. Trump supporter, Aaron "Jay" Danielson, was shot and killed after he came downtown. On August 30, antifa supporter Michael Forest Reinoehl, the suspected shooter of Danielson, was shot and killed near Lacey, Wa., by law enforcement agents.
“The Legislature has failed to act on multiple occasions”
Following the failure of the Legislature to fulfill its Constitutional duty to ensure transportation taxes are “fair and proportionate,” the Oregon Trucking Association is suing the state over hundreds of millions in overpaid taxes. The lawsuit alleges that the overpayments violate
Article IX, Section 3(a)(3) of the Oregon Constitution.
“As a proud owner of a family-operated trucking business myself, I fully support the Oregon Trucking Association’s lawsuit against the state of Oregon for overpayment of weight mile taxes,” Representative Shelly Boshart Davis (R, Albany) said. “Our trucking businesses have been paying far more than our fair share of highway taxes for too long. By 2025, that number will total half a billion dollars in overpayments. I urge my colleagues in the Legislature to consider future opportunities to resolve this injustice.”
Republican lawmakers previously called for a special session to adjust the taxes. Democrats voted down the special session, with the majority of Senate Democrats failing to register any vote at all.
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The Legislature has failed to act on multiple occasions. The Legislature did not take up legislation at the end of the 2023 session following a delayed
Highway Cost Allocation Study. The Oregon Department of Transportation estimates that freight trucks will overpay their fair share of transportation taxes by $193 million annually for the next two years. Past HCAS reports also show large overpayments by the trucking industry in previous years.
--Staff Reports| Post Date: 2024-01-31 06:51:55 | |
