An additional $1.5 million per year would be available to compensate Oregon ranchers who lose livestock to wolves under a lodging tax increase approved by lawmakers. The $38 million annual […] ...

Instead of a backpack tax, Oregon will adopt a hospitality tax. The bipartisan effort was supported by everyone from ...

Enterprise, who has repeatedly fought for compensation for ranchers who have financial loses from wolf depredation, was one ...

The Oregon Senate passed a bill March 4 to increase the hotel tax to pay for an array of wildlife conservation programs.

House Bill 4134 would push the tax on hotels, Airbnbs and other short-term lodgings from 1.5% to 2.75% in order to raise money for Oregon wildlife, which draws tourists and, according to backers, ...

Oregon lawmakers have passed a bipartisan bill which would increase the state’s lodging tax to direct new revenue to statewide conservation efforts. The 1.25% tax is expected to generate more than $30 ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon’s wolf population is on the rise, reaching its highest numbers in years and fueling hope for species recovery among conservationists, but for farmers facing ongoing ...

SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a controversial bill into law Tuesday morning that affirms her agency’s decision to remove wolves from the state endangered species list. House Bill 4040 ...

The measure is expected to bring in roughly $37 million per year by raising the state’s lodging tax from 1.5% to 2.75%.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for information after an endangered gray wolf was illegally killed in Oregon. The wolf was found dead on Oct. 7 last year on public land in ...