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The Legislature coasted to a close today, after months of futile shadow-boxing over whether to add to early session cuts to the Public Employee Retirement System and to partially offset such cuts with a tax increase.
That ultimately did not happen, to Gov. John Kitzhaber's dismay.
The governor made his displeasure clear in a statement following the announcement of sine die, the Latin term for adjournment that lawmakers cherish.
Here's Kitzhaber's take:
Tina Kotek
WWeek 2015