Oregon lawmakers would hike the state’s gas tax by 15 cents and increase or institute nearly 10 new taxes or fees under a transportation funding proposal expected to be released in coming days.

The plan, laid out in a summary that has been circulating in Salem and beyond, amounts to Democrats’ best attempt to assemble a package that can mollify at least some tax-leery Republicans and satisfy other members of their own party who have pushed for a more ambitious — and expensive — package. Negotiations over the bill have been ongoing for months.

Lawmakers are expected to formally unveil the proposal next week, less than three weeks before the Legislature will adjourn. That will set off a sprint to determine whether Democrats can find the three-fifths majorities in each chamber to implement

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