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Measure 97 tax defeated handily by voters
GORDON FRIEDMAN
STATESMAN JOURNAL
Measure 97 was reject-
ed by Oregon voters ac-
cording to early election
returns. In light of the
tax’s failure, the state will
face a $1.4 billion budget
hole — a problem law-
makers will be forced to
confront in the coming
months. The tax was slat-
ed to pump $3 billion a
year into state coffers.
“Our coalition ran a
fact-based campaign out-
lining
Measure
97’s
flaws,” Defeat the Tax on
Oregon Sales spokeswom-
an Rebecca Tweet said in
a statement. “We’re grate-
ful Oregonians agreed
with us and rejected the
costly and damaging pro-
posal.”
Ben Unger, executive
director of Our Oregon,
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the group that proposed
Measure 97, conceded the
race shortly after the first
election results were
posted.
He said that despite
Measure 97’s failure, the
campaign succeeded in
changing the conversa-
tion around taxes in Ore-
gon. “I’m very confident
that as we move forward
now you just won’t hear
people talk about budget
cuts unless they’re also
talking about corporate
taxes,” he said.
Proponents of the tax
said the revenue Measure
97 would have generated
is much-needed, and
would
have
funded
schools, health care and
programs for the elderly.
Critics said there was no
guarantee over how the
money would have been
spent, and that some of
the funds would have paid
for public employee pen-
sions.
The fight over Mea-
sure 97, which would have
taxed companies at 2.5
percent on sales above
$25 million, was heated.
More than $40 million was
spent by campaigns on ei-
ther side of the issue, the
most ever spent on a polit-
ical issue in Oregon.
The tax was proposed
by a coalition of labor
unions and left-leaning
advocacy groups working
under the name Our Ore-
gon. Its efforts were fund-
ed largely by the state
teacher union and public
employee union.
Opposition to the tax
was lead by the state’s
business community. De-
feat the Tax on Oregon
Sales marshaled to its
cause large local and out
of state businesses that
were likely to fall under
the tax. Millions of dollars
was pumped into the “no”
effort by large retailers
and grocers such as Wal-
mart, Target and Safe-
way/Albertsons.
Both sides spent heavi-
ly on broadcast and digital
advertising and print
mailers. The “yes” cam-
paign had pushed the mes-
sage that Measure 97
would help schools and
provide valuable revenue
for other necessary pro-
grams. The “no” cam-
paign had said the tax
would be passed on to con-
sumers, who would see its
effects as price increases.
Now that the tax has
failed, officials will need
to switch their focus on
tackling the looming bud-
get hole problem. The
governor is expected to
propose a balanced bud-
get in December, and the
Legislature will take up
the issue in 2017. Unger
added that he’s “sure” an-
other corporate tax will
be proposed, though this
time in the state Legisla-
ture.
Lynn
kneeling on the grass
along the third base line at
Wrigley Field with bat in
hand. Noticeable in the
background is the historic
ivy-covered outfield wall.
The photo was taken
when Bladt was called up
from the organization’s
Triple-A club in Tacoma.
It was in June of that sea-
son, long before the col-
lapse. But even then,
based on what he wit-
nessed, there were signs
of trouble in the club-
house.
Something was just
off, Bladt said, although it
was and still is hard to pin-
point. Much has been
written since about mis-
management of the team
by manager Leo Duroch-
er.
One of Bladt’s most
vivid memories of wear-
ing a Cubs uniform, and of
Durocher, is of the time he
ignored a signal from the
skipper. Bladt was in cen-
ter field at Wrigley, and
the manager signaled
from the dugout for him to
shift to right center for
the next batter up. Bladt
didn’t budge.
“I thought I was in trou-
ble, until the guy hit a line
drive right at me,” said
Bladt, who still had some
explaining to do when Du-
rocher confronted him.
“He didn’t know the
hitter, I did. We had been
in the minors together. I
knew him from the Pacif-
ic Coast League.”
Bladt was with the
Cubs for less than a
month, an organization he
signed with in 1966 as an
undrafted amateur free
agent. He received a
$2,000 signing bonus.
“never okay” with the one
young man flying the con-
federate flag.
“We did not mean for
any racism and did not
mean for any feelings to
be hurt,” he said. “Our
event was only meant to
show support for our po-
litical views not demean
anyone.”
He was not aware of
who was suspended and
believes they were not
connected with the dem-
onstration.
To address this moving
forward, Lieuallen said,
the school is having dis-
cussions with students
about respecting others
and where the line is
drawn between freedom
of speech and intimidat-
ing words and actions.
They will also be
speaking to students
about the consequences
they could receive if they
violate these restrictions,
ranging from detention to
expulsion within the
school, or further with the
police if there are any
physical altercations.
He said there haven’t
been any physical alterca-
tions at this point that he
knows of.
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Pot
reational marijuana busi-
ness in incorporated
areas won’t touch Hold-
en’s hemp crop, nor would
it stop him from obtaining
a license to grow medical
marijuana, if he wishes.
The defeat of Measure
24-404 now allows medi-
cal marijuana businesses
to operate in unincorpo-
rated Marion County. At
the same time, voters ap-
proved Measure 24-405,
which bans the recre-
ational marijuana indus-
try in these outlying
areas.
Fifty-three percent of
voters said “no” to the rec-
reational marijuana in-
dustry in rural Marion
County, while only 49 per-
cent said “no” to medical
marijuana processors and
dispensaries.
Under Measure 91, per-
sonal use of marijuana is
allowed throughout the
state, and cities such as
Salem and Silverton allow
shops too.
In the Appeal’s cover-
age area, the cities of Mt.
Angel and Scotts Mills
both voted in the Nov. 8
election to outlaw recre-
ational marijuana sales
and medical marijuana
dispensaries in town, by
55 percent and 63 percent
majorities, respectively.
They were among 34 Ore-
gon cities that passed
some kind of ban.
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coaches, but to scouts and
employees
throughout
the organization.
Bladt doesn’t have an
extended affiliation with
the Cubs like Geddes, but
he does have a few keep-
sakes. His royal blue
game hat with red C logo
— a bit snug on his head
and the bill brittle after all
these years — is on dis-
play in his home office.
An 8-by-10 color photo-
graph of him in the still fa-
miliar white pin-striped
Cubs uniform, shows him
Threats
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respond positively to
their demonstration.
“One student felt the
need to circle us with his
car multiple times speed-
ing through the parking
lot and even tried swerv-
ing at us to try and hit us
or intimidate us,” he said.
Sandlin said he was
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as well as fiber for rope,
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“It’s nothing to be
scared of. It’s not going to
make your mind go cra-
zy,” he said.
Marion County voters’
approval of a ban on rec-
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MT. ANGEL - Mayor
Andy Otte, Council Presi-
dent Kelly Grassman, and
Councilor Pete Wall will
all continue to serve on
the city council.
All three ran unop-
posed in the Nov. 8 gener-
al election. The seat being
vacated by Councilor Dar-
ren Beyer in January
didn’t generate any appli-
cants, although some vot-
ers wrote Beyer’s name
on their ballots.
With 15 votes, Beyer is
the official winner of the
seat, said Marion County
Elections officials. He can
choose to accept the nomi-
nation, and, if not, it’s like-
ly the council will need to
appoint a new member,
said Wall and Assistant
City Manager Justin
Hogue.
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