Kevin Mannix changed his vote after a large appropriation to a project he favors. He says there’s no connection.
BY NIGEL JAQUISS
Oregon Journalism Project
As Gov. Tina Kotek works toward a special legislative session to mitigate nearly 500 layoffs looming at the Oregon Department of Transportation, some observers are still trying to understand the failure of House Bill 2025.
That bill, in the works for a year, would have raised $15 billion in…