SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - Lawmakers convened for a second day on Sunday to work on a special session to decide the fate of Governor Tina Kotek’s transportation bill , a proposal designed to protect hundreds of ODOT jobs, but with a catch: a higher payroll tax and a hike to the gas tax.

The first day of the special session, last Friday , was marked with delays as Democrats struggled to reach quorum.

Lawmakers have reconvened at the capitol on Sunday to continue working on a solution and hear public testimony.

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Oregon House Republicans say, of the 897 pieces of testimony submitted on the governor’s transportation tax package, HB 3991: 850 oppose it, 39 support it, and 8 are neutral.

Heard from an ODOT worker who says no one likes more taxes, but transportation doesn’t come

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