http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_ad949fe2-0b18-11df-aa06-001cc4c03286.html "Voters OK tax measures; both pass easily in Benton County"
A little background: Oregon voters overwhelmingly shot down ballot measures to tax the rich all during the 1990s and 2000s, so this is a major change.
-- DRR