State Rep Chris Harker

3/26/2011: of the House higher ed subcommittee on the New Partnership plan. From David Sarasohn in the Oregonian:

“(UO President) Richard (Lariviere) was really bold in doing what he did there, and people had their toes stepped on,” says Harker, “but he really pushed the conversation in a significant way.”… “We’re not giving Richard everything he wants, but it won’t be a complete rejection of his proposal,” Harker expects. “We’ll begin the process. We know we’ll be back here in 2012.”