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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 03 > Prison spending proposal may be politically tricky

Prison spending proposal may be politically tricky

By Brad Cain / The Bulletin
May 3, 2009

SALEM — A business group floated a plan this week aimed at protecting school funding by suspending implementation of a get-tough-on-crime measure en- dorsed by Oregon voters last fall.

However, it’s a politically charged proposal. Opponents say it would thwart the will of....

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