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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By James Sinks / The Bulletin
September 10, 2002
SALEM - With time running out to put a tax measure on the November ballot and with layoff notices being prepared for state workers, lawmakers opened their first hearings Monday on a package that would close Oregon's ballooning budget shortfall.
The proposed combination of program cuts, debt....