Phil Barnhart,
State Representative,
Central Lane and Linn Counties
Last week the House had its first substantive debate of the Session about the budget shortfall affecting our children and especially the old and medically fragile. Speaker Minnis brought up her bill, HB 5075, to put back only $15 Million of the $311 Million that was cut when Measure 28 failed. I voted for the bill, which subsequently passed with only 8 negative votes. If passed…