Democrats split on charging public or timber industry for more of Oregon's wildfire protection opb.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from opb.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With 'counties in deep trouble,' Oregon lawmakers target timber tax cuts opb.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from opb.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Oregon timber industry won huge tax cuts in the 1990s. Now it may get another break thanks to a top lawmaker ijpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ijpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Oregon lawmakers set out to increase the timber industry's tax bill. Instead, they cut it again. opb.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from opb.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As the cost of fighting wildfires increases, state Sen. Elizabeth Steiner has proposed a bill developed in consultation with the logging industry that would shift millions in expenses away from the biggest landowners and onto taxpayers.