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Governor Tina Kotek says she’s “getting the job done,” but apparently that job doesn’t include signing her own billion-dollar tax hike bill anytime soon. After rushing Oregon lawmakers into a special session to pass her massive transportation funding package, Kotek is now doing everything she can to delay putting pen to paper, a move critics say is designed to silence Oregon voters before they can push back.
House Bill 3991, which raises billions through gas taxes, payroll taxes, and higher vehicle registration fees, passed earlier this month. But Kotek is in no hurry to sign it. Instead, she’s stretching her legal deadline to November 12, conveniently cutting
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