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Archive Home > 2002 > September > 06 > Legislature gets serious on budget

Legislature gets serious on budget

Lawmakers seriously considering raising income taxes

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
September 6, 2002

SALEM - It took until the fifth day of the Oregon Legislature's fifth special session of the year, but serious negotiations have finally lurched into gear over how to solve the state's ballooning budget shortfall.

A bipartisan committee of eight legislators met with Gov. John Kitzhaber twice....

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