Lawmakers approve increased Oregon hotel tax to fund wildlife programs

The Oregon Senate passed a bill March 4 to increase the hotel tax to pay for an array of wildlife conservation programs.

Oregon lawmakers pass bill to raise lodging tax

Oregon Senate lawmakers approved a bill to raise the state’s lodging tax, which will now be sent to Gov. Tina Kotek. House Bill 4134 passed Wednesday by a 20-9 vote, with one lawmaker excused. The ...
Willamette Week

Hotel Tax Increase With Wolf Cash Passes Oregon House, Heads to Senate

House Bill 4134 would push the tax on hotels, Airbnbs and other short-term lodgings from 1.5% to 2.75% in order to raise ...

Bill to raise Oregon hotel tax, fund wildlife programs advances

A bill that would raise Oregon’s hotel tax to generate $38 million per year to fund wildlife programs passed the Oregon House ...

Oregon House Republicans salvage vote to raise lodging tax as Dems defect

An Oregon bill would fund state conservation efforts and compensate ranchers who lose livestock to wolf attacks, a ...
KTVZ

Problem Solvers: Trump administration pushes to remove gray wolves from Endangered Species Act protections

VALLEY FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Trump administration is moving to permanently delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act, a decision spotlighting the struggles of a Southern Oregon ranch ...
KTVZ

U.S. House votes to delist gray wolves: Bentz in support, Bynum, fellow Oregon Democrats opposed

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- The U.S. House voted mostly along party lines Thursday to approve a bill that would remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf, a goal of Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore.