By Sean C. Morgan
The last legislative session was tough for Sen. Fred Girod.
“I loved my job up until six weeks before the end of the session,” Girod said during a wide-ranging presentation at the monthly Chamber of Commerce Membership Forum Aug. 30.
The Democrat-dominated legislature was passing legislation to create a tax on gross receipts – not on profits – while businesses like Norpac in Stayton were declaring bankruptcy.
That’s a big expense,…