Oregon Public Broadcasting

Democrats in the Oregon Senate are scrambling to get a tax package back on track after an unexpected setback Wednesday.

Beaverton Senator Mark Hass broke with his fellow Democrats and voted against proposals for raising taxes on corporations and high-income earners. 

That  vote was enough to stop the measures because they need a three-fifths majority to pass, and no Republicans voted for them. 

We get more now from OPB's Salem correspondent Chris Lehman.