Highway costs are supposed to be allocated equitably. It’s not happening.
By Nigel Jaquiss
Oregon Journalism Project
A fundamental question lawmakers should ask about programs is who pays—and who benefits.
In late February the Oregon Senate Finance and Revenue Committee got the answer about who’s footing the bill for a public service that tops lawmakers’ to-do list this session: Oregon’s highways.
Lawmakers are desperate to raise new money for the Oregon Department of Transportation. But…