With a 30-30 tie in the House, a closely divided Senate, and a third term governor, no one expected the 2011 Legislature to produce much. But like my colleagues, I was committed to working together to move Oregon forward and I think we did that. We balanced the budget without raising taxes, and we slowed [...]
The 2011 Oregon Legislative Session ended Thursday, and the House co-governance model negotiated by the House Republicans and Democrats worked remarkably well. Under Oregon’s 2011 House co-governance model, the 30/30 Republican / Democrat split resulted in equal power sharing in all House capacities including Co-Speakers of the House, Co-Chairs of Ways & Means and all [...]
