Legislators have tried and failed to raise Oregon’s threshold, the lowest in the nation.
After another session in which some lawmakers tried again—and failed again—to raise the $1 million threshold at which Oregon’s estate tax kicks in, state Rep. Kevin Mannix (R-Salem) and co-petitioner Michelle Mhoon have filed a ballot initiative to do away with the tax completely. Initiative Petition 51, the “End the Death Tax Act,” would do away with the tax for Oregonians who die after Jan. 1, 2027…
