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Oregon voters OK tax hikes on wealthy, businesses
Jan 27 12:13 AM US/Eastern
By TIM FOUGHT
Associated Press Writer

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon voters have approved two measures raising taxes on businesses and the wealthy, averting budget cuts legislators said would have meant larger classes in the schools and less help for the poor and the elderly.

Voters in Tuesday's special election approved Measure 66, which raises rates on people earning well above six figures, and Measure 67, which increases business taxes.

With 80 percent of the expected votes counted, both measures had 54 percent approval.

...Democrats who have commanding majorities in the Legislature said they were careful to target the upper 2 percent of individual taxpayers and the businesses with the biggest sales, many headquartered out of state.