House Republicans Highlight Education Reform, Tax Relief in 2016 Agenda
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
“House Republicans believe every Oregonian deserves an equal opportunity at success,” said House Republican Leader Mike McLane (R-Powell Butte). “The agenda we’ve created will ease financial burdens on working Oregonians, help them achieve their educational and professional goals, and ensure that their state government operates in a more transparent and accountable manner. I look forward to these bills receiving hearings and passing the Legislature to help Oregon’s working families.”
In the agenda, Republicans proposed allowing low- and middle-income Oregonians to keep more of the money they earn by reducing and modernizing Oregon’s lowest and middle income tax rates, some of the highest in the nation. They also plan to increase the Earned Income Tax Credit, “putting more dollars in the pockets of working families by encouraging and rewarding their hard work.’
For education, Republicans plan to eliminate the sunset on Oregon’s open enrollment law, establish the Student Loan Interest Tax Credit and “invest in our best and brightest educators by implementing a merit pay system that rewards teachers for their successes in the classroom.”
Republicans say their plans will “put more dollars in the pockets of working families, strengthen and encourage family choices in Oregon’s education system, increase oversight and transparency in state government, reduce red tape for small businesses and entrepreneurs, and provide a mechanism for clear and consistent measurements of carbon emissions.”
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