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Though Oregon's Publishing & Distribution department remained relatively stable in 2003, state budget cuts had their impact; agency customers had less money to spend on printing and copying. When the governor banned the purchase of color printing for a few months, the in-plant saw a dramatic decrease in color copying, though this business is but a small piece of the product mix. Still, a hiring freeze for much of 2003 has made the department quite conservative about replacing vacated positions.