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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By James Sinks / The Bulletin
June 14, 2002
SALEM - State legislators appeared to inch closer to a budget deal Thursday that could bridge the state's $880 million shortfall, spurred in part by a new proposal by Republicans that would phase in an income tax break that is scheduled to go into effect this year.
And in a first tangible sign....