Photo By: Patrick JohnsonOregon Legislature
Sen. Jackie Dingfelder (D-Portland), chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Environment and National Resources, talks with Sen. Mark Hass (D-Beaverton), who is also a member of that committee, during a session of the Senate last week. The committee is where Senate Bill 262 is being held and Dingfelder’s office said it doesn’t expect the controversial bill to receive a hearing.
SALEM — Lindy Minten feels like she has been kicked by the state legislative process.Minten, a mother who lives in Scio, a small town southeast of Salem, said that a recent attempt to help stem horse neglect around the state has made her back away from the legislative process.