Business Summit 2015: Kitzhaber pledges support for Dem-led transportation package

Portland Business Journal:

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has pledged his support for a transportation package touted by lawmakers.

The plan advanced by the leaders of the Oregon House and Senate would spell out a plan to maintain the state's roads and bridges, invest in seismic upgrades at key locations to keep the state moving after a major earthquake and to develop multi-modal transportation networks.

House Speaker Tina Kotek, a Portland Democrat, and Senate President Peter Courtney touted the plan Tuesday at the annual Oregon…

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