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July 1, 2016
PORTLAND (AP) — New laws kicking in Friday will give a slight boost to the paychecks of more than 100,000 low-income Oregonians while tourists and vacationers will have a little less spending money.
The changes, enacted by the Legislature earlier this year, will almost double Oregon's 1 percent tax on hotel stays and raise the current $9.25 hourly minimum wage by 50 cents in metro Portland and smaller cities such as Eugene and Salem and 25 cents in rural areas.
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