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The INDEPENDENT, July 20, 2011
Betsy named to the Emergency Board
From page 7
also Senate Vice-Chair of the
Joint Ways and Means Com-
mittee, the chief budget com-
mittee during session. “These
continue to be economically
uncertain times for our state
and for too many Oregon fami-
lies and business owners. The
budget we passed in 2011 will
need continuous monitoring
with respect to both revenue
and expenditures.”
Johnson also served as a
member of the Emergency
Board during the 2009-2011 in-
terim. At that time, the ongoing
shock waves of the global re-
cession required the Board to
reallocate resources to protect
essential services and manage
state finances. The E-Board
played a critical role in rebal-
ancing the state budget follow-
ing steep revenue declines,
and it was the work of the E-
Board in 2010 that prevented
the need for a costly special
session last summer.
“Even with annual sessions,
these board members have an
important duty to help guide the
state during the interim,” said
Senate President Peter Court-
ney (D-Salem/Woodburn/Ger-
vais). “The Emergency Board
members are the experts on
the state budget. They under-
stand how the numbers work
and what it means in terms of
real services for Oregonians.”
The E-Board does not plan
to meet in the months prior to
the February session unless
there is a real emergency to
address. Following February,
the E-Board will meet periodi-
cally until the start of the 2013
session.
By law, members of the Leg-
islative Emergency Board are
appointed after each legislative
session. The presiding officers
of both chambers and most re-
cent leaders of the joint budget
committee are automatically
members.
FBI scam warning from Justice Dept.
From page 12
lion to email solicitation and
other scams.
To avoid the FBI email scam
Attorney General John Kroger
offers the following advice:
• Be wary of unsolicited
emails.
• A government agency will
never request your contact in-
formation, Social Security
Number, banking information,
or credit card numbers in an
email.
• A government agency does
not threaten people with legal
action such as investigation,
jail, or prosecution for failure to
respond to an email solicita-
tion.
• Consider any email solici-
tation that lists multiple offices
as a red flag.
If you receive an email solic-
itation but are unsure whether
or not you are the target of a
scam, please call the Oregon
Department of Justice Con-
sumer Hotline at 1-877-877-
9392.
Oregon State Senator Brian
Boquist’s office brought this
scam to our attention. See the
scam here: http://www.doj.
state.or.us/releases/pdf/fbi_sca
m_061411.pdf .
Just for Fun
Casey and Kyle by Will Robertson
Solve this Sudoku
Answer to July 6
Sudoku is on page 22
C o l o r t h i s i c e c re a m
cone.
Those who
are held wise
among men,
and
who
search for
the reason
of things,
are those
who bring
the
most
sorrow on
themselves.
EURIPIDES
Greek
playwright
(480-
406 B.C.)