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ACUF Rates Oregon Legislators
Average Score of Lawmakers
Drops to 28 Percent
The American Conservative
Union Foundation (ACUF) has released
its ratings of the 2018 Oregon State Leg-
islature. ACUF’s Ratings—both federal
and state—are an initiative of ACUF’s
Center for Legislative Accountability.
Vernonia Weather
November 2018
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These ratings are designed to reflect how
over 8,000 of the nation’s elected offi-
cials view the role of government and
illustrate the differences between cham-
bers of the legislature, while revealing
lawmakers’ positions on a wide variety
of issues that directly affect Oregonians.
The ACUF, founded in 1964,
is based in Alexandria, Virginia, and
is the oldest conservative lobbying or-
ganization in the country. The ACUF
advocates for conservative policies, and
ranks politicians based on their level of
conservatism. The ACUF is concerned
with issues including personal liberty or
freedom, foreign policy, and traditional
values.
ACUF reviews each piece of
legislation voted on by State Legisla-
tures in both the Senate and House to
produce average scores of each cham-
ber, as well as individual scores for
each sitting member. Bills are selected
that focus on fiscal and economic issues
including taxes, budgets, regulation,
healthcare, and property; social and
cultural issues like the 2 nd amendment,
religion, welfare, and education; and
government integrity including voting,
individual liberty, privacy, and transpar-
ency.
According to ACUF’s Year in
Review, the Oregon State Legislature’s
overall conservative score fell dramati-
cally compared to the 2017 session
(from 40% to 28%).
Oregon legislators voted on key
issues during the 2018 session. Bills in-
cluded in the rating mandated coverage
of hearing devices in health insurance
policies (HB 4104), reinstated net neu-
trality recently removed by the FCC (HB
4155), maintained non-citizen eligibility
for in-state tuition and scholarships at
public universities (SB 1563), provided
government loans to small businesses
(SB 1516), expanded state-run electric
vehicle charging stations (HB 4022),
expanded opportunities for charter and
homeschool students (HB 4036), forced
drug companies to disclose pricing in-
formation (HB 4005), disregarded pen-
sion or retirement accounts when deter-
mining welfare eligibility (HB 4079),
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hiked homebuyer recording fees to fund
affordable housing projects (HB 4007),
and mandated school class size as a col-
lective bargaining issue (HB 4113).
The average score for Republi-
can Oregon House Representatives was
just 65% while just 7% of all representa-
tives earned awards for scoring 80% or
better. The average score for Republican
Oregon Senators was 54% The overall
average for the Oregon State Legislature
was 28%.
State Senator Betsy Johnson (D-
16) was the highest rated Democrat in
the Oregon Senate with a rating of 17%;
the lowest Republican was Alan DeBoer
(R-3) with a rating of 25%.
The highest rated Democrat in
the Oregon House was Debbie Boone
(D-32) with a rating of 15%; the lowest
Republican was Jeffrey Helfrich (R-52)
with 29%. Representative Brad Witt (D-
31) received a rating of 7%.
Vernonia City
Council Meetings
and Closures
City Council Meetings
are scheduled for 7:00 pm:
Monday, January 7, 2019
City Closures
are scheduled for:
Monday, December 24, 2018
Christmas Eve
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Christmas Day
Monday, December 31, 2018
New Year’s Eve
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
New Year’s Day
Dates and times subject to change
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Columbia Humane Society
Featured Dog
Purr-fect Pals
Meet Ximena. She is about 5 months old and came to
the shelter from a home with 10 other cats. She is very
sweet and loves to play. She will make a great loyal
companion and with proper introductions could be able
to live with another cat. An introduction to a dog would
have to be slow as she is a little afraid of them at this
time. This kid is going to want to be in your lap and
playing with you a lot. Due to her longer hair we want
to remind adopters that she is going to have to be
brushed to help keep her mats down. If you think you can give this kid a great
home, please don't hesitate to give us a call. Her adoption fee is $145.00 which
includes all her vaccinations, microchip, and treatment for fleas and worms.
Five month old Jake is a recent addition to the CHS family.
This carefree kid is looking for a family that is wanting to put
the work in to make a great puppy a wonderful family dog.
Jake does well with other dogs, although he is a little slower
at reading body language and does not always understand
that he is being puppy-annoying to the dogs around him. He
will do well in a home with a confident female dog, or even a
family that is willing to socialize him with other dogs. Jake is
very friendly with new people, but we have no idea what his experience is with little kids. He is
going to be a large boy, and obedience training is going to be key to his success. We have
exposed him to cats at the shelter, however the tests have been inconclusive; he was nervous at
the time of meeting so we were not able to get an accurate reading from him. Due to his age, if
he is to be placed with a cat, we would ideally like the cat to be experienced with dogs.
Please note that CHS is committed to finding just the right home for all animals that are in our care. Our kennels are not open for public walk through and adoptions do not happen
on a first come first serve basis. Each family is carefully screened to be sure that we are making the ideal match between family and new pet. If we feel the pet you are interested
in will be an appropriate match with your family, we will schedule a meet and greet with the pet. If all goes well, you could be fostering your new family member the same day.
If you are interested in learning more about our adoption process please don't hesitate to call or email.
2084 Oregon Street, St. Helens, OR 97051
Phone: 503-397-4353
E-mail: info@columbiahumane.org
Web: www.columbiahumane.org