Roblan discusses upcoming legislative session, special election
By Kristina Nelson, KCBY NewsNORTH BEND, Ore. - It's just weeks until Oregon's 2010 special legislative session gets underway in Salem, and in anticipation of that, State Representative Arnie Roblan stopped by the IBO lunch at the Mill Casino Wednesday, to talk about what lies ahead. MultimediaRepresentative Roblan says much of what happens in the 2010 special session in February, is dependent on Measures 66 and 67, which Oregon voters will vote on come January 26. "When we built the budget, we passed these two bills and the governor signed them. So the money that is in the election, is already in the budget, so it is part of what we have anticipated having to fund our schools, public safety, human resources," says Roblan. Measure 66 would raise income tax on individual taxpayers earning more than $125,000 a year. Measure 67 would raise minimum corporation tax and increase certain business filing fees. If both passed, they would increase taxes in the state by over $700 million dollars. "I would hope both 66 and 67 pass. We need to have stability both in our state government, and our public safety, that our schools don't close early, all those things are really dependent on these two bills passing. This is what the budget was built on." Roblan says if one or both don't pass, the state legislature will be faced with making cuts to make up for the budget deficit. |
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February 9, 2012
- Coos Bay / North Bend, Oregon
