Former Oregon Governor criticizes ballot measure IP 28

Oregon — Oregon’s former governor John Kitzhaber is criticizing a ballot measure that would raise corporate taxes. Kitzhaber calls on community leaders to find a better way to solve the state’s financial woes than Initiative Petition 28. The ballot measure would raise three-billion dollars a year in new corporate taxes. IP 28 supporters say the money will go to education, health care, and senior services. In a post on Facebook, Kitzhaber says we can do better than an initiative that was written by pollsters rather than economists and is the product of ballot title shopping. You can read the full post here.