Gas is $4.60 a gallon. Three out of four Oregonians are already cutting back on food and housing. And now Gov. Kotek is backing a ruling that will push electricity bills even higher — at the exact moment families can least absorb another hit.

Gas is $4.60 a gallon. Three out of four Oregonians are already cutting back on food and housing.

And now Gov. Kotek is backing a ruling that will push electricity bills even higher — at the exact moment families can least absorb another hit.

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Gas is $4.60 a gallon. Three out of four Oregonians are already cutting back on food and housing. And now Gov. Kotek is backing a ruling that will push electricity bills even higher — at the exact moment families can least absorb another hit.