Oregon House Passed The First String of Contentious Tax Bills

The Oregon House narrowly passed the first of a string of contentious tax bills Thursday by a single vote.

One of bills passed is a health provider tax that supporters say will generate $550 million to pay for the medical care for low-income residents. The bill will increases taxes on hospitals and imposes a new levy on insurance premiums.

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January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and the Anti-Trafficking Project (at:project) a Program of J Bar J, Central Oregon’s local responder for human trafficking, is inviting the community to learn, engage, and support survivors through two local fundraising