The measure is expected to bring in roughly $37 million per year by raising the state’s lodging tax from 1.5% to 2.75%.

The bill passed with bipartisan support, despite fierce resistance from the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association and other business groups.

Increasing the tax would “create an important source of dedicated funding to sustain our wildlife, wildland, and recreation ...

Oregon lawmakers have advanced a bill to boost funding for wildlife conservation efforts and help protect the state’s most imperiled species. House Bill 4134, also known as the 1.25 Percent for ...

In all of Oregon’s natural areas, this would be a first. A proposed wildlife area in the Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon would be co-managed by state officials and the Confederated Tribes of the ...

Oregon lawmakers are considering a proposal to increase by 1% a state tax on hotel, camping and Airbnb stays that would raise up to $30 million a year for state wildlife conservation. The proposal has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every Oregonian may face a 2026 vote on IP28, a proposed initiative that would mandate a ban on all slaughter and hunting of ...

On Thursday, supporters of House Bill 4134 told members of a state Senate committee that Oregon's tourism industry relies heavily on our wildlife and environment, so it makes sense that an increase ...

A female wildlife biologist setting a camera trap in the forest© AlvaroGO/Shutterstock.com Hunting limits aren’t arbitrary—they‘re determined using highly specific data points. They are determined on ...

SALEM — Some Oregon landowners will get more landowner preference hunting tags for mule deer under a new system the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission approved Jan. 16. The new system was prompted by ...

House Bill 4134 would raise Oregon’s lodging tax by 1.25% — from 1.5% to 2.75% It's supported by an eclectic mix of Republicans and Democrats The bill's goal is fund programs aimed at helping Oregon ...

Hand of a person casting a vote into the ballot box during elections© roibu/Shutterstock.com Oregonians may have a crucial, controversial vote to make in November of 2026. Initiative Petition 28 (IP28 ...