SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have voted to create a tax credit paying ranchers who lose cattle to hungry wolves, and they also were expected to sign off on a business investment measure sought primarily by Democrats.
But there was still no path forward on the year’s most significant legislation, and lawmakers were on track to blow past their own deadline for adjourning Wednesday. Negotiators were putting finishing touches on a budget plan after largely reaching an agreement on borrowing for construction projects.
Three of Gov. John Kitzhaber’s initiatives on health care and education remain the subject of private negotiations.
Wheeler’s Oregon Investment Act would centralize several existing economic development funds.
