There was once a better thriving Film industry here and this proposal has been in the talks for a few years.
It is easier to get a bill through when you have no opponents as in the timber industry with the costs incurred by enviro groups and the Lawsuits filed putting the industry at a stand still.
I noticed the threads on the enviro nuts have not been posting the last year so maybe these groups are not getting the financial backing to reak havoc.
Have not had the eco terrorists destroying property in the news either that I am aware of.
Maybe the financial backers have all moved on to funding anti war groups.
BTW King Vanity has been hoping to get more film industry up here so he can shoot for some extra work.
Yeah, I heard that Oregon was full of enviro nuts!
"One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" was filmed at the Oregon State Psychiatric Hospital in Salem. Also, "Animal House" was filmed at the University of Oregon.
The Democrats have lost so much power since 1994 that they've flipped out over the war and gone back to a 1970's mentality. Basically, they have no agenda.