Lawmakers in Oregon appear close to doing their jobs. The people's representatives hashed out a tax package Wednesday designed to fund long-term investment in the state -- and they didn't simply refer the issue back to voters.
Even the lobbyist for the Oregon Business Association was impressed:
"To me it's a historic moment," he said. "We finally set partisan politics aside long enough to look at the good of the state."
But wait. On Thursday -- days before the tax plan is formally approved -- Republicans and an outside anti-tax group launched ads attacking Democrats for the proposal.