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Oregon short session faces ODOT funding gap, layoff threats, and new gas tax ballot move

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill to move the gas tax vote to May, a development that could reshape the state’s response to ODOT’s $242 million budget gap and looming layoffs.

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