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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2015 Advocacy group wants lawmakers to reform income tax credit rules ‘The whole idea of selling a fi ve-year tax credit might be the stupidest thing we’re doing.’ By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau SALEM — A tax reform group is pushing state law- makers to reform transferable income tax credits that Oregon awards to energy conserva- tion, transportation, biomass and agricultural workforce housing projects. Jody Wiser is chairwom- an of Tax Fairness Oregon, a group which advocates for a progressive tax code and full enforcement of state tax laws. Wiser is also a registered lob- byist for the group. Wiser met Thursday with state Rep. Phil Barnhart, D-Spring¿ eld, and chairman of the House Interim Committee on Revenue, to discuss poten- tial changes to the tax credits. The state has awarded many of these tax credits to nonpro¿ ts, religious groups and governments that don’t owe any taxes, but because the credits are transferable the groups can sell them to raise cash. In many cases the cred- its are sold at deep discounts, Jody Wiser, Tax Fairness Oregon resulting in less money for the projects they were meant to help fund. “The whole idea of selling a ¿ ve-year tax credit might be the stupidest thing we’re do- ing,” Wiser said. It would be simpler for the state to issue grants to the proj- ects of¿ cials want to support, in- stead of tax credits, Wiser said. “Frankly, as much as the people who do energy and the people who do low-income housing would like to see their budgets protected, because tax credits protect them, I don’t think their budgets are more sacrosanct than school bud- gets, and school budgets aren’t protected,” Wiser said. Wiser suggested that if the state wants to continue issu- ing transferable tax credits as a public policy tool, agencies should sell only one-year tax credits and use public auctions to make the sales. That would raise money that could be issued in grants to the projects the state wants to encourage. Supporters of tax credit auctions point out the Oregon ¿ lm of¿ ce has used them suc- cessfully to sell tax credits for about 99 cents on the dollar. Wiser said there are “a lot of people in the housing com- munity and it sounds negative to do something they don’t want. So it may be changing it to an auction is the farthest you can go.” The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. ACCUWEATHER ® FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Astoria 5-Day Forecast Tonight Mainly clear 41° Tuesday Oregon Weather Shown is tomorrow’s weather. Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs The Dalles 38/55 Astoria 41/56 Portland 39/53 Corvallis 36/55 Eugene 36/54 Pendleton 35/48 Salem 37/55 Albany 37/54 Wednesday Burns 18/44 Medford 36/52 Mostly cloudy, a shower in the afternoon Variably cloudy with spotty showers 56° 55° 47° Thursday Friday A stray afternoon shower 56° 48° Breezy with rain 58° 48° City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Today Hi Lo W 42 26 sn 43 23 c 52 40 sh 54 36 sh 53 45 c 41 20 sn 51 36 sh 51 39 sh 55 40 sh Sun and Moon Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High ........................................... 57° Low ............................................ 47° Normal high ............................... 55° Normal low ................................. 41° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.99" Month to date .......................... 2.83" Normal month to date ............. 2.56" Year to date ........................... 41.27" Normal year to date .............. 48.78" Sunset tonight .................. 4:50 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .............. 7:08 a.m. Moonrise today ................ 4:57 a.m. Moonset today .................. 4:11 p.m. New First Full Last Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Dec 2 Under the Sky Tues. Hi Lo W 42 19 s 44 26 pc 54 42 pc 54 40 c 56 50 c 43 20 pc 52 32 pc 53 45 c 56 46 c National Cities Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 52 50 r Boston 60 44 s Chicago 54 32 s Denver 59 36 s Des Moines 58 38 s Detroit 56 41 s El Paso 73 47 s Fairbanks 27 8 sn Honolulu 87 75 pc Indianapolis 56 37 sh Kansas City 60 40 s Las Vegas 69 48 s Los Angeles 69 51 c Memphis 66 46 pc Miami 87 74 pc Nashville 57 46 r New Orleans 72 59 pc New York 60 51 pc Oklahoma City 65 49 s Philadelphia 60 52 pc St. Louis 58 38 s Salt Lake City 58 37 sh San Francisco 60 48 t Seattle 51 40 pc Washington, DC 58 54 pc Klamath Falls 20/43 Almanac Regional Cities City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 51 36 pc 47 35 c 53 39 sh 52 40 sh 54 37 sh 55 44 sh 45 31 r 52 39 sh 55 27 pc Tues. Hi Lo W 51 43 c 48 39 s 53 46 c 54 40 pc 55 44 c 56 50 c 43 33 c 52 47 c 55 34 pc Tonight's Sky: Tuesday morning, ISS will be visible at 86 degrees above the north-northwest horizon at 5:22 a.m., moving from southwest to northeast for 4 minutes. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Tomorrow’s Tides Time 6:04 a.m. 6:49 p.m. Low 2.0 ft. -0.1 ft. Tomorrow’s National Weather Tues. Hi Lo W 67 46 pc 58 47 r 55 39 pc 58 30 pc 59 50 c 54 34 r 74 45 s 15 8 pc 86 75 pc 58 36 pc 64 53 pc 60 40 pc 67 45 pc 70 54 pc 89 74 c 63 42 pc 75 62 pc 62 51 r 71 56 pc 65 52 r 63 49 s 44 34 sn 61 46 s 50 44 c 64 51 r Allaying fears McNicoll wants to allay public fear about overdosing from edibles. News coverage of can- nabis edibles has been less- than complimentary of the Fronts Cold Warm OLYMPIA, Wash. — State shell¿ sh managers have closed the recreational crab ¿ sheries in- side Willapa Bay due to elevated marine toxin levels. The rest of Washington’s coastal areas, including Grays Harbor, remain open for sport crab ¿ shing, said Dan Ayres, coastal shell¿ sh manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife . “Test results indicate crabs elsewhere on the coast are safe to eat,” Ayres said. “We’ll contin- ue monitoring for marine toxins in Willapa Bay and elsewhere along the coast.” The department announced Showers T-Storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures are given for selected cities. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Ha ve you w a ited u n til th e en d of th e yea r to u tilize you r in su ra n ce b en efits? Klemp Family Dentistry now offers C EREC b y Siro na ceram ic d ental resto ratio ns. 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TUESDAY Clatsop Community College Board, 5:45 p.m., board work session, 6 p.m., executive session (closed to public), 6:30 p.m., regular meeting, Columbia Hall Room 219, 1651 Lex- ington Ave. Lewis & Clark Fire Department Board, 7 p.m., main ¿ re station, 34571 Highway 101 Business. Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., 225 S. Main Ave. Cannon Beach City Council, work ses- sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Lotteries OREGON Sunday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 1-9-1-8 4 p.m.: 5-6-2-6 7 p.m.: 5-0-7-6 10 p.m.: 8-4-9-8 Saturday’s Megabucks: 5-21-31-36-40-48 Estimated jackpot: $6.3 million. Saturday’s Powerball: 7-16-25-50-53, Powerball: 15 Estimated jackpot: $40 million. Saturday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 9-6-5-7 4 p.m.: 0-6-8-9 7 p.m.: 0-9-3-6 10 p.m.: 3-0-5-5 Friday’s Pick 4: The Daily Astorian Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103- 0210 www.dailyastorian.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 1006 West Marine Drive, Astoria (503) 468-0116 www.klempfamilydentistry.com evated domoic acid levels. Domoic acid, a natural tox- in produced by certain types of marine algae, can be harmful or even fatal if consumed in suf- ¿ cient quantities. Cooking or freezing does not destroy domoic acid in shell¿ sh. Regular testing of shell¿ sh species found in Willapa Bay — including oysters, hard-shell clams and mussels — shows those shell¿ sh remain safe to eat. As usual, the use of crab pots is prohibited on the coast through Nov. 30, except in the Columbia River estuary, where pots are allowed year-round, Ayres said. Elsewhere along the coast, crab- bers can use other gear, such as ring nets. Nov. 7, 2015 ROBERTS, Mark Alan, 64, of Seaside, died in Seaside. Caldwell’s Funeral & Cremation Ar- rangement Center in Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. LOWE, Joanne, 70, of Kelso, Washington, died in Longview, Washington. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) KLEMP F A MILY D ENTISTRY the closure in Willapa Bay after routine testing showed domoic acid levels in crab exceeded the threshold (30 parts per million) es- tablished by the Washington State Department of Health . Domoic acid levels in Willapa Bay crabs collected Nov. 4 were as high as 54 parts per million, Ayres said. Domoic acid has posed a problem for shell¿ sh ¿ sheries this year along Washington’s coast. Elevated marine toxin lev- els prompted Fish and Wildlife to close recreational and commer- cial crab ¿ sheries on the coast for a portion of the summer season. The department also curtailed razor clam digging this spring on coastal beaches and has not scheduled digs this fall due to el- Public meetings Stationary The restorations look and feel natural, which will give you the confidence to SHOW YOUR SMILE. association’s meet- industry. One ex- ings until further ample was when notice. New York Times About 10 indi- columnist Maureen viduals and busi- Dowd wrote about nesses have joined eating a whole the edibles council marijuana-infused to date, he said. chocolate bar that contained multiple Worries about servings, McNicoll burdensome noted. David testing Public educa- McNicoll The group al- tion is his answer to negative perceptions about ready has an inÀ uential voice edibles. He envisions the through its founder. McNicoll group organizing advertising recently was selected to serve campaigns and distributing on the Oregon Health Author- posters and retail cards with ity’s Medical Marijuana Rules information on how to avoid Advisory Committee and plans to argue against burden- an overdose. Another priority for the some testing requirements for council is to lobby lawmak- edibles. “If regulations are too ers in February to change the de¿ nition of a “limited price-prohibitive, it will stiÀ e marijuana retail product” to the success of the industry,” include low-dose edibles. McNicoll said. He will be up against Edibles sales are limited to patients with a medical mar- members of the public safety ijuana card. Expanding the organizations such as the Or- de¿ nition would allow mari- egon League of Cities, which juana dispensaries to sell edi- will be advocating for more testing and stricter packaging bles to recreational users. McNicoll came up with the of edibles, said the league’s idea for the lobby group while Scott Winkels. The Capital Bureau is a participating in the Oregon Retailers of Cannabis Associ- collaboration between EO ation. Council meetings will Media Group and Pamplin be in conjunction with the Media Group. Deaths Astoria / Port Docks Time High 12:23 a.m. 7.5 ft. 12:04 p.m. 8.9 ft. SALEM — Pot brownies? There’s a lobbyist for that. As the legalized marijuana industry expands in Oregon, growers, processors, man- ufacturers and retailers are joining forces to lobby for the interests of their niche market. Oregon Responsible Edi- bles Council is the latest man- ifestation of that effort. The new lobbying group and trade association, formed by David McNicoll, owner of Dave’s Space Cakes in Eu- gene, will meet for the ¿ rst time later this month in Eu- gene. “We would like to be a voice for edibles in the state of Oregon,” McNicoll said. The group plans to accom- plish that mission through a public education campaign and lobbying efforts during the February legislative ses- sion. EO Media Group Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 45° By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau Willapa Bay closed to crab ¿ shing due to marine toxin levels Ontario 33/50 Bend 23/44 Lobbyist champions pot edibles industry The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. 1 p.m.: 9-5-8-7 4 p.m.: 2-6-5-9 7 p.m.: 8-1-3-9 10 p.m.: 7-8-3-2 WASHINGTON Sunday’s Daily Game: 7-5-1 Sunday’s Keno: 05-17- 19-20-22-24-28-30-34-35-48- 51-52-55-62-63-67-69-70-79 Sunday’s Match 4: 02- 05-08-17 Saturday’s Daily Game: 2-9-7 Saturday’s Hit 5: 04-12- 13-17-21 Estimated jackpot: $140,000. Saturday’s Keno: 03-05- 07-09-16-24-25-27-30-31- 35-52-53-55-64-65-67-68- 76-80 Saturday’s Lotto: 03-08- 14-18-42-44 Estimated jackpot: $1.4 million. Saturday’s Match 4: 04- 07-10-21 Friday’s Daily Game: 7-9-0 Friday’s Keno: 06-07-10- 16-21-39-41-43-47-53-59-62- 65-67-69-72-73-75-77-80 Friday’s Match 4: 01-05- 06-21 Friday’s Mega Millions: 10-31-35-50-72, Mega Ball: 8 Estimated jackpot: $159 million. 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