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Wednesday, April 11, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Obituary Woman violates order by responding to request for help Robert “Bob” Anthony Johnston Jr. January 16, 1945 — February 17, 2018 Bob Johnston was born in Galesburg, Illinois. He is survived by his wife, Darlene; his three sisters: Helen, Marilyn, and Carolyn. He had two sons, Tim and Jay, and a daughter, Laura. He had six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Bob graduated from high school in San Diego and served in the Marine Reserves before starting his construction business. He was an avid golfer and enthusiastic coach of Little League baseball. He was later the owner of an apparel manufactur- ing business in Southern California before retiring to Sisters. He enjoyed the rodeo and always participated in the Sisters parades driving one of his classic cars. A Celebration of Life will be held 5 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at the Brand 33 restaurant located at Aspen Lakes. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the youth sports organization of your choice. Governor signs tax bill, calls special session By Tom James Associated Press PORTLAND (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Friday she’ll call a special legislative session before the end of June to broaden certain tax breaks. Brown made the announcement when she also said she would sign a con- troversial measure passed by her fellow Democrats in the Legislature to keep Oregon from losing more than $200 million as a result of President Donald Trump’s federal tax overhaul. Unlike most other states Oregon’s coffers were due to take a hit because of the overhaul, due to a quirk in the way the state figures fed- eral deductions for state tax purposes. “We anticipate a one-day special session,” said Brown, who added that she had already been in conversation with legislative leaders about the move. A spokesman for Brown added that keeping the session to a single day would require a supermajority vote in the Legislature to suspend normal operating rules. The goal of the special session will be to expand the list of small businesses eli- gible for preferential treat- ment under Oregon’s state tax laws. Brown described broad- ening the state tax breaks as a way to balance out a different bonus that would be blocked under the state tax bill. The state tax bill — Senate Bill 1528 — targets the effects of the Trump overhaul. Because of the way Oregon calculates its residents’ state income taxes, a new tax break created in the Trump overhaul is set to automatically carry over into state calculations. That would allow business owners to effectively benefit twice: once when they took the deduction on their fed- eral taxes, and once when the same deduction was used to calculate — and lower — their state taxes. The state economist estimated the ben- efit would cost the state about $217 million in its first two years. The plan Brown will sign blocks much of that loss, let- ting residents take the deduc- tion on their federal taxes, but not allowing it to be used to calculate state taxes. Even as she called the dou- ble benefit unfair, however, Brown acknowledged that it would benefit some small businesses that are currently not eligible for some Oregon tax breaks. In the special ses- sion, Brown said, she will ask legislators to add a new class of businesses — sole propri- etorships — to the list of those eligible for special treatment on their Oregon taxes. Sole proprietorships often include independent contrac- tors and others who do busi- ness without employees or any larger business structure. Brown said she did not have any estimate of how much expanding the tax break would cost the state, but that it would be significantly less than the loss from the Trump plan. In a statement after Brown’s announcement, Rep. Mike McLane, Republican minority leader in the state Have a story idea for The Nugget? We’d love to hear it! Send an email to editor@nuggetnews.com 17 House, repeated earlier Republican objections to SB 1528, and questioned whether Brown couldn’t have simply let the Trump benefit carry over, rather than creating a new state benefit. Nonpartisan state econo- mists had said more than half of the benefit from the Trump overhaul would have gone to the wealthiest five percent of Oregonians. Brown said she did not know whether benefits of the expanded state credit would be more equitably distributed, but that sole pro- prietor businesses tend to be “mom-and-pop” operations. Brown said she will con- vene the session by the end of June. A spokesman for Brown said she will sign 1528 next week. ROSEBURG (AP) — A Coos Bay woman who responded to a man’s request for assistance has been arrested for violating a restraining order that pro- hibits her from going near him. The News-Review reports Christopher Nelson of Coos Bay had trouble with his car Tuesday in Roseburg. He called 56-year-old Kathryn Leany for help. Nelson, how- ever, has a restraining order against Leany which restricts her from being within 150 feet of him. Police lodged Leany at the Douglas County Jail. DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB? Call Sweeney Plumbing for fast & friendly service! Repairs. Replacements. Remodels. No job too small. 541-549-4349 260 N. Pine St., Sisters Licensed Bonded / Insured CCB#87587 H’ H 115 NW Greenwood, Redmond | 541-588-6119 A’ H 192 E. Tall Fir Ct., Sisters | 541-549-1726 P’ P 182 E. Tall Fir Ct., Sisters | 541-549-1336 D L T | O/O Business Cell (541) 848-3194 “Enriching the lives of those we serve, one day at time”
