Hunters and environmentalists join together to fight for lodging tax increase

The unlikely allies face opposition from the hospitality industry and legislative maneuvering. 

By JAMES NEFF

Oregon Journalism Project

Rural Oregon hunters and the state’s urban environmentalists have joined in a rare public embrace.

The two groups, who often fall on opposite sides of the political spectrum, are together pursuing a tax increase that would benefit them both.

In the Legislature’s waning hours, these strange bedfellows support House Bill 2977, a bipartisan measure that would…

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