Gas tax version #3. Trump hits Oregon elections. Sen. Merkley retires?

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

#1. Third version of gas tax transportation package:

This is the third version of the gas tax package that been made public in the past 100 hours.  These are the details:

– Raises gas tax by 15-cents. From 40 cents to 55 cents by 2028.
– Raises payroll tax by 300%. From .1% to .3% to pay for bus services.
– Raises vehicle title fees by $70
– Raises auto registration fees by $50
– Doubles tax on new cars. From !% to 2%.
– Creates new tax on used cars at 1%

Not to be confused the other gas tax plan made publci last week (found here).

#2. The U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley continues to not answer question on whether he will run again in 2026.   A KATU-TV interview with Oregon United States Senator Jeff Merkley, shows that he is unwilling to answer the question.  Everyone is speculating that he will not run again, which sets Oregon for a big contest in 2026.

#3. Trump investigates Oregon election rolls.   The United States Justice Department has issued a statement of interest in the Oregon elections office and their problems.

OPB reports on the details, “The suit made two central allegations. The first is that Oregon isn’t following the 1993 federal law by proactively scrubbing dead or ineligible voters from its voter rolls.That claim is based, in part, on a 2023 report from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. According to the suit, that report showed, 19 of Oregon’s 36 counties had not removed any voters from November 2020 to November 2022, and that 10 other counties had removed 11 or fewer people in that time.“In all, these 29 counties reported a combined total of 2,404,849 voter registrations as of November 2022,” the complaint read. “Yet they reported removing a combined total of 36 registrations in the last two-year reporting period.”The second claim had to do with a public records dispute. The plaintiffs say they requested documents that detail notices the state sent to voters, requesting that they verify their voter registration information. Under the federal law, those are supposed to be kept for two years and freely inspectable to the public.”

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