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4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2017 Budget: A list of ‘principles’ released to guide decisions of these ideas, they nonethe- less represent an encouraging starting point in a broader con- Johnson involved The legislators are: Sen. versation,” McLane said in a Jackie Winters, R-Salem; statement. “The bottom line Rep. Greg Smith, R-Hep- is Oregon’s state government pner; Rep. Nancy Nathanson, must have structural spending D-Eugene; and Sen. Betsy reform to meet our commit- Johnson, D-Scappoose. ments in the long term.” Patrick Criteser, chair of Those ideas include issu- ing bonds only for larger proj- the Oregon Business Plan — ects so as to cut debt costs, and a coalition of business leaders increasing current and future and a prominent voice weigh- employees’ share of retire- ing on state public finance — said the ideas proposed Friday ment costs. “These are sort of the core were an indication legisla- of what we think it would tors are “looking seriously” at take to start to do some of the ways to address the state’s things to bend the cost curve budget for the long haul. “We know addressing over the long term,” Devlin said, noting the list was not these costs will not be easy,” Criteser said in a prepared exhaustive or all-inclusive. statement, “and The group this memorandum also proposed two shows that legisla- immediate steps tors are prepared to to take to address have hard conver- the upcoming sations about the two-year budget state’s structural — freeze hiring spending issues, of “nonessential” including the need state positions and to rein in the costs stop automatically of the public sector granting infla- Betsy Johnson healthcare benefits tionary increases and making sure for services and that the public pension system supplies. Legislators also released is secure for all employees.” While it’s been known a list of “principles” to guide budget decisions, such as since January how much requiring analysis of pro- may need to be trimmed from gram costs on an ongoing areas of the budget more gen- basis rather than just their ini- erally, a list of proposed cuts tial costs; and not creating to specific programs released programs or funds without last week has highlighted the possible effects of budget money to pay for them. Many of the proposed reductions on education and long-term proposals address services for people with dis- costs associated with state abilities and the elderly. employees such as pensions and health care costs, result- Hiring freeze ing in pushback from union On Thursday, Gov. Kate groups. Brown announced a state government hiring freeze on each agency until its budget is Union concern Service Employees Inter- approved by the Legislature. national Union 503 Presi- That could leave higher start- dent Steve Demarest said in ing balances for the upcom- a statement that the cost-con- ing biennium, which begins tainment measures presented in July. Her proposal differs an “effort to scapegoat people from what legislators have who have dedicated their lives suggested — a hiring freeze to public service” and called for nonessential employees for changes to state business for the next two years of the taxes — another source of budget. On Friday, a separate work contention this legislative ses- sion. Another group of law- group on public safety spend- makers is evaluating possible ing also presented propos- adjustments to the state’s rev- als focused on measures to restrain growth of the state’s enue system. “We’re doing this not prison population. Early esti- because we think that this mates from the Legislative is solely an issue for pub- Fiscal Office indicate the state lic employees,” Devlin said. could save at least $19.7 mil- “Obviously I do believe that lion of general fund money in public employees should be the upcoming budget cycle by making certain changes, such compensated justly.” House Minority Leader as extending the duration of Mike McLane, R-Powell a program that allows certain Butte, said after the proposals prisoners to be released early were announced Friday that in favor of community-based the ideas represented a “start- supervision. The Capital Bureau is a ing point.” “While House Republi- collaboration between EO cans have questions about the Media Group and Pamplin implementation and durability Media Group. Continued from Page 1A WORLD IN BRIEF Associated Press As budget deadline looms, Trump pushes border wall funding WASHINGTON— With a budget deadline looming, President Donald Trump plans a whirlwind of activities seeking to highlight accomplishments while putting fresh pressure on congressional Democrats to pay for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, even if that pressure risks a possible government shutdown. Trump approaches the symbolic 100-day mark for his admin- istration this coming week juggling a renewed health care push and his demands that a must-pass government funding bill should include money for the wall. In a tweet Sunday, Trump jabbed at Democrats, who vigorously oppose wall funding. “The Democrats don’t want money from budget going to border wall despite the fact that it will stop drugs and very bad MS 13 gang members.” He added: “Eventually, but at a later date so we can get started early, Mexico will be paying, in some form, for the badly needed border wall.” The 100-day mark falls on Saturday, the same day government could shut down without a budget deal. Trump has announced a rally in Pennsylvania that day. French vote for Macron, Le Pen shuts out mainstream politics PARIS — French voters shut out the country’s political main- stream from the presidency for the first time in the country’s mod- ern history, and today found themselves being courted across the spectrum for the runoff election. The May 7 runoff will be between the populist Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron, and French politicians on the moderate left and right immediately urged voters to block Le Pen’s path to power. The defeated far-left candidate, Jean-Luc Melenchon, pointedly refused to do the same, and Le Pen’s National Front is hoping to do the once unthinkable and peel away voters historically opposed to a party long tainted by racism and anti-Semitism. “The voters who voted for Mr. Melenchon are angry voters. They can be in agreement with us,” said Steeve Brios, a vice pres- ident of Le Pen’s National Front party. He said they express a choice “outside the system.” Choosing inside the system is no longer an option for French voters, who rejected the two mainstream parties that have alter- nated power for decades in favor of Le Pen and the untested Macron, who has never held elected office and who founded his own political movement just last year. Turnout was 78 percent. South Korea, allies brace for North Korea follow-up act SEOUL, South Korea— North Korea marks the founding anniversary of its military on Tuesday, and South Korea and its allies are bracing for the possibility that it could conduct another nuclear test or launch an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. North Korea often marks significant dates by displaying its mil- itary capability. It so far has carried out five nuclear tests. Such a move could test the developing North Korea policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has reportedly settled on a strategy that emphasizes increased pressure on North Korea with the help of China, the North’s only major ally, instead of military options or trying to overthrow North Korea’s government. Trump spoke by phone with both the Japanese and Chinese leaders today. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV quoted President Xi Jinping as telling Trump that China strongly opposes North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and hopes “all parties will exer- cise restraint and avoid aggravating the situation.” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Trump agreed to urge North Korea to refrain from what Abe called provocative actions. “The North Korean nuclear and missile problem is an extremely serious security threat to not only the international community but also our country,” the Japanese leader told reporters in Tokyo afterward. US Defense Sec’y Mattis in Afghanistan to discuss war needs KABUL, Afghanistan— U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived unannounced in Afghanistan today to assess America’s lon- gest war as the Trump administration weighs sending more troops. Kabul was the final stop on a six-nation, weeklong tour Mat- tis said was intended to bolster relations with allies and partners and to get an update on the stalemated conflict in Afghanistan. He is the first member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to visit Afghanistan. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert Workers dismantle the Liberty Place monument today, which commemorates whites who tried to topple a bira- cial post-Civil War government, in New Orleans. It was re- moved overnight in an attempt to avoid disruption from supporters who want the monuments to stay. Gen. John Nicholson, the top American commander in Kabul, recently told Congress that he needs a few thousand more troops to keep Afghan security forces on track to eventually handling the Taliban insurgency on their own. As part of the administration’s review of Afghan policy, Trump’s national security adviser, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMas- ter, visited Kabul last week to consult with Nicholson and with Afghan officials. McMaster said in a TV interview after returning to Washing- ton that the U.S. in recent years has scaled back its military effort against the Taliban. “Our enemy sensed that and they have redou- bled their efforts, and it’s time for us, alongside our Afghan part- ners, to respond,” he said. APNewsBreak: New Orleans to take down Confederate statues Workers in New Orleans began removing the first of four prom- inent Confederate monuments early today, the latest Southern insti- tution to sever itself from symbols viewed by many as a representa- tion racism and white supremacy. Trucks arrived to begin removing the first memorial, one that commemorates whites who tried to topple a biracial post-Civil War government in New Orleans, around 1:25 a.m. in an attempt to avoid disruption from supporters who want the monuments to stay, some of whom city officials said have made death threats. Workers who were inspecting the statue ahead of its removal could be seen wearing flak jackets and helmets. Police officers watched the area from atop the parking garage of a nearby hotel. Three other statues to Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and P.G.T. Beauregard and Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis will be removed in later days now that legal chal- lenges have been overcome. “There’s a better way to use the property these monuments are on and a way that better reflects who we are,” New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said in an interview Sunday with The Associated Press. Jewish war veterans bemoan stalling of Israel’s WWII museum LATRUN, Israel— Two years after Israel’s prime minister vowed to complete the establishment of a museum honoring Jew- ish World War II veterans, funds have dried up and an abandoned construction site is all that remains of the grand project. The story of the 1.5 million Jews who fought the Nazis — and the 250,000 who died in battle — has long been lost in Israel amid the larger tragedy of the Holocaust and the Nazi genocide of Europe’s Jews. The museum aims to rectify that over- sight, but the remaining warriors, thought to number no more than 5,000, worry they won’t live long enough to see it materialize and accuse the government of stalling because of petty political considerations. “The picture is not complete if we don’t understand that together with the 6 million victims, the Jewish people also had a decisive role in defeating the Nazis,” said Yitzhak Arad, a 90-year-old for- mer Soviet partisan fighter who blew up 16 German supply trains as a teenager during the war. “I hope to see this museum before I leave this world and that is the wish of the fighters who are still alive.” LISTINGS M ONDAY E VENING A (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach Evening listings MONDAY A PRIL 24 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 KATU News at 6 Jeopardy! 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