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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2017 Poll: Voters want cuts, but support corporate tax hike By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — A new poll shows that a majority of vot- ers would like to see the state curb spending to make up a $1.6 billion revenue deﬁ - cit but also would support a corporate tax hike if the pro- ceeds were dedicated to K-12 education. The poll of 600 registered voters by Portland-based DHM Research sheds light on voters’ preferences as leg- islators work on the 2017-19 budget and craft proposals to raise more money. The Ore- gon School Boards Associa- tion commissioned the poll to help guide lawmakers in poli- cymaking this session. The results provide “a path forward for legislators when they look at the bud- get issues,” said Jim Green, the association’s executive director. About 28 percent of respondents said lawmak- ers should balance the bud- get entirely by cutting spend- ing, 60 percent favored some combination of spending reductions and tax hikes and 4 percent preferred only tax increases. Another 8 percent didn’t have an opinion on how to solve the problem. Voters said businesses and corporations should contrib- ute about 40 percent of Ore- gon’s state tax revenue. Cor- porations now contribute only 6 percent of general fund rev- enue, according to the Legis- lative Revenue Ofﬁ ce. Voters overwhelmingly rejected the idea of a general sales tax, even if it went to education,. They are open to giving up their personal income tax kicker refund if the proceeds were to support schools. The last personal kicker refund equaled about $402 million in 2015, said Legislative Reve- nue Ofﬁ ce senior economist Chris Allanach. Registered voters rep- resenting the state’s demo- graphic makeup, including geographic area, age, gender and political party, were inter- viewed by phone Feb. 23 to Feb. 26. The results have a 4 percent margin of error. Highlights of the poll: • Sixty percent of voters think the state should balance its budget through a combina- tion of spending reductions and tax hikes. Six-in-10 believe Oregon has a spending problem. • Ninety-three percent of voters say it’s important to fund K-12 education. • Sixty-ﬁ ve percent of vot- ers would support a measure OBITUARIES Mary Lou Marshall Astoria April 28, 1940 — March 5, 2017 On March 5, 2017, Mary Lou Marshall cou- working out at the gym and being supportive rageously lost her battle with breast cancer. A in all her family members’ lives. She enjoyed celebration of life will be held in her honor at meeting with her female classmates from New- the Astoria Masonic Lodge on April 8, between port High School, who met every year in Sun- river. Her favorite color was red. S he 12 and 4 p.m. There will be a potluck. was known for her red sports car and Mary Lou (Scheffers) Marshall was a member of the Red Hat Soci- was born in Coon Rapids, Iowa, on ety. She also enjoyed doing just about April 28, 1940, to Claude and Mil- anything, as long as it was with her dred Scheffers. They moved to New- best friend, Vickie, who was with her port, Oregon, where she graduated to the very end. from Newport High School, class of She is survived by her hus- 1958. That same year she married band, Roger Marshall; mother Mil- Roger Marshall. dred Scheffers; sons, Paul and They moved to Eureka, Califor- Tim Marshall; daughter, Cassan- nia, where they started a family and Mary Lou dra Duke; six grandchildren; and six Mary Lou graduated from College of Marshall great-grandchildren. the Redwoods as a medical assistant. There will only be one Mary Lou, She later moved to Santa Cruz, Cali- fornia, and worked for many years in the medi- and she will be missed. If you met her, you cal ﬁ eld, eventually moving to Astoria in 1987, would probably remember her. In lieu of ﬂ owers, please donate money to where she worked at Dr. Swanson’s ofﬁ ce for the Oregon Humane Society in her honor. 13 years, until her retirement. An online guestbook is available to sign at Mary Lou loved to be active, she enjoyed hiking with her Angora Hiking Club members, www.OceanViewAstoria.com such as Ballot Measure 97 if the tax revenue were dedi- cated to K-12 schools. Mea- sure 97 would have levied a 2.5 percent tax on the Ore- gon sales of certain corpora- tions. Voters overwhelmingly defeated the measure, and the poll indicates that voters objected to the fact that the tax revenue was not dedicated to certain purposes. • On average, voters think Oregon’s businesses and cor- porations contribute about 36 percent of all state taxes col- lected. In fact, businesses contribute only 6 percent. A majority of voters say busi- nesses and corporations should contribute 40 percent on average. • Fifty-six percent support a $2 billion increase in fund- ing every two years to educa- tion to meet the Quality Edu- cation Model. • Fifty-nine percent are opposed to a general sales tax to fund K-12 education. • Six-of-10 voters would be willing to give up the 2 percent kicker refunds if the proceeds were placed in a rainy-day fund speciﬁ cally for K-12 education. Corpo- ration income kicker refunds were eliminated with Ballot Measure 85 in 2012, and the proceeds were dedicated to K-12 . Delmar L. Layton Astoria Jan. 20, 1931 — Feb. 11, 2017 FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 53 41 47 Overcast with occasional rain Remaining cloudy with a little rain FRIDAY SATURDAY 52 40 51 42 Clouds and sun with a shower in the area Cloudy; an a.m. shower or two, then rain 48 37 Chilly with rain Delmar leaves his wife of 59 years, Dolores; as a carpenter, and the two of them started a one son, David, and his wife, Kim, of Redmond, family in La Puente, California, and had three Oregon; two daughters, Denise Duffy and her wonderful children, Denise, Diane and David. In 1977, the family moved to Burnside, Ore- husband, Ed, of Bend, Oregon and Diane Beck- gon, where Del also worked as a car- with of Burnside, Oregon; six grand- penter until he retired in 1993. children, Jodi Bissonette and her Del not only had pride in his husband, Justin, Emily, Danny and family, he also had a deep passion Bradley Beckwith and Andrew and for gardening. Del enjoyed can- Cody Layton; one great-granddaugh- ning all the vegetables that he har- ter, Adalyn Bissonette; and many vested every year, and generously close friends. shared them with all of his family Del was born in Jamestown, Kan- and friends. sas, on Jan. 20, 1931. After graduat- While serving in the Navy, Del ing from high school in Randall, Kan- made many lifetime friends. Accom- sas, Del served in the U.S. Navy from Delmar Layton panied by Dolores, Del enjoyed trav- 1951-1955 aboard the USS Philip- eling across the country for the many pine Sea during the Korean War. Navy B uddy reunions. After returning home from the ser- A celebration of life will be held May 6, from vice, Del met Dolores in Hollywood, California, and they were married June 8, 1958. Del worked 1 to 3 p.m. at the family home. ON THE RECORD ALMANAC REGIONAL WEATHER Tillamook 51/54 Salem 52/57 Newport 50/53 Sunset tonight ........................... 7:20 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday .................... 7:28 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 9:46 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 8:42 a.m. Mar 20 First Mar 27 Coos Bay 53/56 Full Apr 3 TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 10:14 a.m. 10:15 p.m. Low 0.7 ft. 1.2 ft. Hi 48 37 27 69 29 26 83 9 84 31 37 88 84 44 81 42 61 32 56 34 37 73 72 57 38 Klamath Falls 44/58 Lakeview 40/58 Ashland 50/59 City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 67 64 59 62 53 69 71 60 54 60 Today Lo 43 48 51 51 49 44 51 52 50 53 W sh c c sh r pc c sh sh c Hi 62 57 53 56 51 58 61 56 53 56 Wed. Lo 39 35 43 41 44 38 42 40 42 43 W r r r r r r r r r r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 56 64 60 69 60 54 55 64 61 66 Today Lo 48 50 51 53 52 49 47 52 53 44 W r c sh c sh r sh c sh c Hi 54 60 58 59 57 52 52 57 57 60 W pc sn sf pc pc sf s s pc sf sf s s c pc c s sn s sn c pc s r sn Hi 45 35 32 76 36 31 86 7 84 32 40 89 82 45 72 43 60 29 59 29 41 75 65 54 33 Wed. Lo 27 19 14 46 27 18 53 -13 70 18 31 62 57 31 52 23 47 18 45 17 27 49 54 41 22 DUII • At 9:27 p.m. Sunday, Amanda Ellen Pon- tecorbo, 24, of Astoria, was arrested by the Asto- ria Police Department on West Marine Drive for driving under the inﬂ uence of intoxicants. She was also cited for unlawful use of lights and fail- ing to stop for a pedestrian. Her blood-alcohol content was .14 BIRTHS Burns 40/56 Wed. Lo 38 41 40 44 41 43 36 43 42 33 W r c r r r r c r r c TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Ontario 43/60 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Today Lo 27 23 15 44 10 14 52 -16 71 18 17 61 57 26 54 21 46 21 30 19 20 48 52 47 21 Baker 43/62 REGIONAL CITIES Tonight's Sky: Albert Einstein's birthday (1879). High 8.8 ft. 7.9 ft. La Grande 47/61 Roseburg 53/59 Brookings 50/53 Apr 10 John Day 51/63 Bend 48/57 Medford 51/61 UNDER THE SKY Time 3:52 a.m. 4:16 p.m. Prineville 48/60 Lebanon 52/56 Eugene 51/56 SUN AND MOON New Pendleton 50/60 The Dalles 47/60 Portland 51/58 Precipitation Monday ............................................ 1.27" Month to date ................................... 7.79" Normal month to date ....................... 3.24" Year to date .................................... 25.67" Normal year to date ........................ 20.63" Last Harassment • At 6:48 p.m. Friday, Billy Jack Wittern, 36, of Concho, Arizona, was arrested by the Asto- ria Police Department on Lief Eri kson Drive for harassment and disorderly conduct. Wittern allegedly reported to a Safeway employee that he knocked a homeless man unconscious earlier in the day. Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 47/53 Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 56°/47° Normal high/low ........................... 54°/39° Record high ............................ 73° in 1979 Record low ............................. 25° in 1969 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s sf s pc pc pc s pc pc pc pc s pc s s s s sf pc sf s s c r sf CORRECTION March 1, 2017 GRASS, Darice, and FLESHER , Nels, of Chinook, Washington, a girl, Juniper Gail Flesher, born at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Grandparents are Ben and Lisa Flesher of Gig Harbor, Wash- ington, and Terry and Colleen Grass of Helena, Montana. Feb. 20, 2017 HUTMACHER, Amy, and BEUGLI, David, of Astoria, a boy, Landon Joseph Beu- gli, born at Columbia Memo- rial Hospital. Grandparents are Scott Beugli of Astoria, Bill and Ruth Hutmacher of New- port and Carolyn Kendrick of Astoria. LOTTERIES MEMORIAL Saturday, March 18 SIMUKKA, Carolyn Ruth — Celebration of life at 1 p.m., Naselle Lutheran Church, 308 Old Knappton Road in Naselle, Washington, followed by a graveside service at Peaceful Hill Cemetery in Naselle, and refreshments back at the church. Simukka, 82, of Naselle, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in Vancouver, Washington. PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Gearhart Town Hall, 6:30 p.m., ﬁ re station/public building replacement, 670 Paciﬁ c Way, Gearhart. Warrenton City Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 225 S. Main Ave. Clatsop Community College Board, 6:30 p.m., South County Campus, 1455 N. Roosevelt Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Crowned by another — Hannah Garhofer was crowned Miss Clatsop County on Saturday by last year’s Miss Clatsop County. A 1A story Mon- day incorrectly said Gar- hofer was crowned by Miss Oregon Alexis Mather. Drive, Seaside. Warrenton-Hammond School Board, 7 p.m., Warrenton High School library, 1700 S. Main Ave. Lewis & Clark Fire Depart- ment Board, 7 p.m., main ﬁ re station, 34571 Highway 101 Business. WEDNESDAY Tourism Advisory Committee, 3 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway, Seaside. OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 1-3-9-9 4 p.m.: 7-6-6-4 7 p.m.: 9-7-3-7 10 p.m.: 3-2-3-0 Monday’s Megabucks: 1-10-12-13-33-39 Estimated jackpot: $1.2 million WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: 4-4-2 Monday’s Hit 5: 04-19-32- 34-39 Estimated jackpot: $200,000 Monday’s Keno: 04-05-06- 11-12-17-18-35-36-38-49-57- 58-64-70-74-75-76-79-80 Monday’s Lotto: 03-29-31- 35-44-47 Estimated jackpot: $3 million Monday’s Match 4: 13-14- 21-22 OBITUARY POLICY APPLIANCE PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 O VER Mattresses, Furniture 3 A 0 RS YE IN TSOP C LA U Y C O NT & More! 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