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Wooten aims to help education By Lisa Kneelei f r Associflio fl)-*'-* Newly sworn Ilislrit t 4 l K»*p resentative Uvnthia Wooten s lid higher edut ation will h ive .1 committed advocate in Salem ,is iho On*gon Legislature opens iis 1>>'I 1-95 session "Lduc alion is In far the lead ing element m Oregon -, fti lure Wooten said, hut it "hasn't had a strong advoc ate " The 4a year-old legislator said she believes the vers social and i apttal infrnstrvn tun? of the state is at stake right now Wooten said site is readv to fie an udvot ate lor education, will* h she said is imperiled by a SI t billion shortfall in the state's general fund "It's absurd fur the legisla ture to eat our seed corn in terms of our need for quality, accessible education.' Wooten said T'he legislature is looking for repluc ement revenue to main tain state services at their cur rent levels Measure 5. 1*100 s property tax limitation law. modified lax rates through gradual annual red in lions Al though tile 199 1-95 state ser vices budget is estimated at 5? billion, taxes will provide only $ti 4 billion in 1995. tin* property tax rate will he limited to S1 r> per SI,(MM) in assessed value* The state is required to repay sc bools fur lost property tux revenue of SI o billion iu 199.1-95, and tin* defic it is ex pel ted to reai h S2 5 billion in 1995-97 Unless the Legislature can product? a workable strategy to meet that obligation, the state will find itself in dire straits. Wooten said She said she hopes to buy some time for vot ers hv introducing a "bridge fi Cynthia Wooten none mg' bill, out- of 22 bill she says slit' s working on this session Tlu- bill would generate $41)0 million of new revenue by im posing n two-year income tax sun barge and introduc ing new. progressive income tax brack ets II the bill is passed, the SMI.non income lax brocket rate, lor example, would rise from o pen ent to 11 percent Sin b an interim plan would allow the state to < ontinue to deliver service until the public can come to terms with a tax reform plan, Wooten said. She said this short-term strategy would afford time to draw up n lasting plan for Oregon's ser viee funding Partisan opposition mnv ob struct legislators from reaching a tax reform plan. Wooten said "I don’t think we can stand bv a majority party that digs in its heels and savs, No new tax es.' Wooten said, in reference to House control In Republi cans pledged to focus on budg et slashing in lieu of tax hikes. House Speaker Larry Camp bell is reportedly working on a budget plan that includes great i>r effii lent ies and la rye budget i utv but few. if any. new taxes. Wooten said. 'It's certainly not an equita ble ur enduring pat kage at all." Wooten sjikI Wooten firmly be lieves tax reform is "the onl\ tiling that's going to keep high er education from < rumbling " Wooten said if tax reform is to materialize from this legisla tive session, a coalition of inter ests and groups must demand the opportunity to vote and re view a plan. Wooten said she has alreadv met with 42 groups concerned with the state of service fund ing. Although she will make as main contacts as she can. the groups must mobilize on their own, she said. Aside from its academic mis sion. education is also "a $200 million factor in mv district.” Wooten said Wooten said she is intent on looking after the interests of the University because of the num bers employed there and be cause of the revenue the insti tution generates A native of Los Angeles, Wooten first moved to Oregon to attend Southern Oregon State College in Ashland. Alter graduating, she moved to Ku gene. where she has been a resi dent for 2!> years Wooten worked as a legal as sistant to U S. Rep Jim Weaver for 11 years, and she served on the Kugene City Council from l‘)Hl to 1 WHO. Wooten owns a public relations firm called The Wooten Croup. Wooten is looking forward to a new challenge now. "Some people suv (the ses sion is) going to be mean and really ugly, but I'm more opti mistic." Wooten said ADDRESS Continued from Page 1 is possible The Hhll-flfi Legislature is burdened willi find mg replai emeilt n>vemn' fur slate services in the aftermath of I'l'Mt s Measure the propertv tax limitation lavs th.it gradually annimlK redm es properts tax rates I he measure created a $ 1 I billion shortfall in the slate s general fund lor the I'i'l I said, hut they < ant thrive without util ities and roads that invite business, nor without affordable housing, medical i enters, libraries and other i oinmunits resoun es "I have (imposed several building hha ks to em power Oregon's rural ((immunities." Roberts said ' I hev have the resolve and we re offering them the tools." Second. Roberts proposed a Human Rights Commission to tight hate crimes in Oregon. In lie i ember. Roiierts recommended funding of an 11 memtier commission to real h lienchmark objei lives for stamping out bias Roberts said the defeat of Measure 4 in Novell! her sent a message that Oregon will not tolerate bigotry She said that message < an he reinfon ed while protecting opportunity tor all citizens through a human rights < omtmssion NEW YEAR'S SPECIAL G Months E F0r A Si mo. Oregon West --fitness * Personalized Training * Aerobics!!! * Tanning Packages * Complete Co-Ed Spa Facilities * Next to Biking & Running Trails * Universal Circuit & Free Weights * Stairmasters, Aerobicycles, Lifecycles & Versaclimbers 1475 Franklin Blvd. across from campus 485-1624