A proposal to address Oregon’s road funding problems with new taxes and fees was lagging in early returns Tuesday, with about one-fifth of ballots counted statewide.

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Measure 120 asks voters whether a law approved by Democrats that would raise gas and other taxes to fund the transportation system be allowed to take effect. But with no one trying to rescue it, it's likely to fail.

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