Done deal in the Senate; on to the slashing in the House
Over at Culture Shock, which has been keeping a close eye on the Oregon Legislature’s efforts to bridge the budget gap, Culturejock has just reported the state Senate has OK’d a budget that, among other things, grabs $1.8 million specifically donated to the state for use by the Oregon Cultural Trust — money that was supposedly legally separated from the state general fund. The story is from the Eugene Register-Guard.
Now it’s on to the House, where a vote is expected by Friday – and don’t expect a sudden turnaround, but do continue to register your protest. We are watching a particularly unsavory — and quite possibly illegal — sausage being ground. Sometimes that’s what state legislatures do. Culture Shock’s coverage has been excellent. Its most recent post is must-read, including some informed conjecture about possible next steps. Don’t skip the comments.
March 4th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Well, I’ve enough of this BS. My letter to my State Rep is posted on my blog:
http://splattworks.blogspot.com/2009/03/to-oregon-representative-ben-cannon-re.html
Steve
March 5th, 2009 at 11:22 am
I wrote to Cannon as well, got his standard response of it’s a tough job but somebody has to do it.
March 5th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
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