Oregon’s House Bill 2017 was a big step for finding new transportation funding sources. The bill included a 0.5% vehicle dealer privilege tax on new car sales (including electric cars) to fund rebates ...

Oregon Department of Transportation needs structural changes to increase transparency, better manage projects, new report says. Updated: May. 27, 2025, 12:27 p.m.

Oregon’s transportation system needs investment — and accountability — now," Rep. Susan McLain, D-, and a co-chair of the committee said in a statement following the June 10 hearing.

FILE - Traffic moves along Highway 26 heading into Portland, Ore., on Dec. 16, 2016. Oregon Department of Transportation is facing a funding shortage and says without a fix, drivers can expect ...