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By The Skanner News | The Skanner News

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The state started mailing more than 1.7 million Oregon voter pamphlets on Tuesday.
The 92-page pamphlet contains a total of 204 arguments for and against Measure 66 and Measure 67.
Measure 66 raises the tax on household income of $250,000 or more and individual income of $125,000.
Measure 67 uses a sliding scale to raise the state's corporate minimum tax.
The deadline for registering to vote in the Jan. 26 special election is next Tuesday.
Ballots start going in the mail Jan. 8.