This week, Oregon s House Democrats approved House Bill 2680, which requires landlords to return application fees when they fail to process background checks.
A bill in the Oregon Legislature seeks to require local taxes to conform with the general rules and procedures governing the state income tax, write Reps. E. Werner Reschke and Jeff Helfrich. Communities deserve the right to decide their mix of taxes, but state and local laws must also ensure those taxes are not overly complicated.