SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — As the end of the legislative sessions draws near, Oregon lawmakers are still a ways away from passing a comprehensive transportation funding package.
The Transportation Reinvestment Infrastructure Package (TRIP) was scheduled for a vote on the House Floor on Tuesday, but House leaders returned the bill to committee on Monday morning.
Monday’s decision followed a bumpy work session on Friday. The session got tense when State Representative Shelly Boshart Davis (R-Albany) spoke out against the tax increases in the package…