Feb 28, 2024
Trucking interests in Oregon contend that the state’s weight-mile tax is too high, violating the state’s constitution. Now, lawmakers in the state are discussing how to fix that. Also, respiratory illnesses have always been a problem, but now, three of those illnesses are going around at the same time. We’ll have what you need to know. And one of the most basic principles of American justice is that we are innocent until proven guilty. But if your case is in civil court instead of criminal, that’s not exactly how it works. We’ll explain.
0:00 – Newscast
10:00 – Triple threat of respiratory illnesses
24:52– Civil penalties are different than criminal – and here’s why that matters
39:54 – Effort underway to fix Oregon weight-mile tax