Oregon Democrats set near-final tax proposals for major transportation package

Key Oregon Democrats have nearly finalized the list of tax hikes they say are necessary to boost the state’s transportation network and better maintain Oregon’s roads and bridges.

In a two-page informational document circulating the Capitol, Democrats propose raising the state’s gas tax from 40 cents to 55 cents, increasing title and registration fees, bumping up fees on truckers and requiring electric vehicles to pay a fee per mile driven, along with other increases.

This latest proposal, which reflects the contents of a forthcoming bill, includes similar tax increases as a framework put forward by the Democratic co-chairs of the legislative transportation committee in April.

Democrats, who hold a supermajority in both chambers and could theoretically pass any tax hikes along party