Local legislators: Efforts in Salem tending to be ‘defensive’ this year

Sean C. Morgan

Rep. Sherrie Sprenger and Sen. Fred Girod, Republicans who represent most of the Sweet Home area, say their efforts are largely defensive this year, from funding for fifth-year programs providing college to teens, to economics.

Whether he’s discussing the fifth-year program or minimum wage, Girod describes their efforts as addressing a divide between the rural and urban areas of the state.

They both oppose Senate Bill 322, which would eliminate the current…

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