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| Oregon DOC budget distress trumps Senate bill to combat organized crime |
| By oregonlive.com- Bryan Denson |
| Published: 02/20/2014 |
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Oregon Sen. Brian Boquist, R-Dallas, is championing a bill that would potentially budget up to $6 million to combat organized crime – especially drug trafficking – in the state's rural communities, including his district. But Senate Bill 1507, which appears likely to get a hearing in the Ways and Means Committee, will undoubtedly take a back seat to a more pressing matter: keeping the Oregon Department of Corrections in fiscal order. Oregon's prisons are housing about 200 more inmates than projected, and corrections officials seek about $90 million for their two-year budget. Read More. |
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