Oregon Governor And Lawmakers At Budget Impasse
RYAN KOST
SALEM, Ore. (AP) Gov. Ted Kulongoski's veto threat failed to stop the Legislature's budget committee from advancing a $5.8 billion plan to fund Oregon schools Thursday.
Legislators and the governor's staff have been at an impasse over how much money the state ought to allocate to the K-12 budget. Earlier in the week, the governor threatened to veto the budget after he learned legislators wanted to shrink the state's reserves to give more cash to schools.
On Thursday, the situation seemed more relaxed but just as unresolved. The governor continued to push for a revision even as legislators, confident they could override a veto if needed, readied the package for a vote in the Senate Friday. ...
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