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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2018 Six arrested in drug raid near Warrenton rial, drug records and 13 firearms. Six people were arrested Baker has been charged Saturday and with delivery of charged with heroin. drug-related crimes. The other five Clatsop County arrested — Blair sheriff’s deputies Dylana Hernan- dez, 25, Kelly Jean and Seaside police Parker, 34, Emmitt made the arrests at a Chandler Brewer, residence in an unin- corporated area near 37, Jason Brian Richard Warrenton. Rich- Pace, 34, and Sara Baker ard Leroy Baker, 56, Elizabeth Poirier, 35 was found in possession of — were charged with fre- over 6 grams of heroin, dig- quenting a place where drugs ital scales, packaging mate- are sold. Governor focuses on the economy By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau The Daily Astorian Warrenton man convicted for string of car break-ins 100 stolen items from Stack- house after his arrest. The items included jackets, A Warrenton man has money, shooting equipment, been sentenced to two years a flashlight, a vaporizer, sun- glasses, a cellphone in prison after he and chargers, a neck- committed a string lace, a camera, fish- of thefts in the city ing equipment, alco- last fall. Randy Allen hol, a house key and Stackhouse, 20, a cigar. was convicted last The two burglary week of two counts convictions stem of first-degree bur- from entering prop- glary, first-degree erties with the intent Randy theft and two counts Stackhouse to commit thefts. The incidents pri- of second-degree marily took place theft. He also faced eight charges of unlaw- late at night or early in the ful entry into a motor vehi- morning. cle and six additional theft Warrenton Police Chief counts before reaching a plea Mathew Workman said in deal with the Clatsop County December that the theft District Attorney’s Office. wave was the largest he had Warrenton police fielded seen in nearly a decade with dozens of reports of stolen the department. Police upped property from cars in the city patrols in November and last fall. They arrested Stack- narrowly missed catching a house in November on war- suspect who was rummaging rants for two drug-related through a car near Warrenton crimes. City Park a few days before Police recovered roughly Stackhouse’s arrest. By JACK HEFFERNAN The Daily Astorian SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown dedicated her state-of- the-state speech Monday to addressing the issue of Ore- gonians who have been left behind by the state’s eco- nomic prosperity and steady job growth. “Oregon’s rising economic tide should be lifting all boats. Yet many hardworking fam- ilies are still under water,” Brown said. While some Oregonians are working two jobs to get by, state economists are projecting 27,000 high-wage job open- ings each year through 2024, many of which will occur in the technology industry. One out of every four job openings in that industry is filled by out- of-state hires, she said. “It is clear there is a gap between the skills Oregon’s workers have and the skills that our growing businesses need,” Brown said. The governor announced that she would launch a new program designed to provide job and skill training to help fill the gap. Dubbed “Future Ready Oregon,” the program’s goal is to “close the skills gap between the workforce we have and the workforce we need to fuel Oregon’s econ- omy,” she said. The program would ear- mark $300 million to career technical education classes in the 2019-2021 state bud- get. Without providing details, Brown said the program would make hands-on learning pro- grams available at every pub- lic school district in the state. The program also would offer apprenticeships in high-needs industries such as informa- tion technology, health care, advanced wood manufactur- ing and high-tech manufac- Jaime Valdez/Pamplin Media Group Gov. Kate Brown on Monday delivered her State of the State address opening the Legislature’s 35-day session. turing. Such programs already exist in Bend and Eugene, she said. The plan includes legis- lation to help midcareer con- struction professionals by, among other things, waiving all state fees and formal edu- cation requirements for those who have worked in construc- tion for at least eight years. She said she is directing Business Oregon to invest in rural areas, communities of color and Oregon’s nine tribes. An example of such an investment is state funding of broadband and infrastructure to increase competitiveness in rural industries, she said. Her plan also involves directing the Higher Education Coordinating Commission and Business Oregon to collab- orate to match high-growth industries with job training programs. In addition to job training, she said the state needs to continue to address the high cost of housing. Her office is scheduled to WANTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber Northwest Hardwoods • Longview, WA Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500 announce several pilot pro- grams in the coming weeks to address the state’s hous- ing shortage and high cost of housing. Brown delivered the speech in the House of Rep- resentatives at the Oregon State Capitol, and footage was streamed live on the Leg- islature’s website. The address kicked off the 79th Legislative Assem- bly and a 35-day policymak- ing session. This month marks three years since Brown, pre- viously the secretary of state, succeeded Gov. John Kitzhaber, who resigned amid an influence-peddling scandal, and her first anni- versary as elected governor. She is seeking re-election later this year, having almost completed the remainder of Kitzhaber’s term. A pressing issue this ses- sion is adjusting the state budget to account for a pro- jected $280 million in unreal- ized tax revenue due to recent federal tax reform. A week before session commenced, leaders in the Senate extinguished most hope of passing a state “cap and invest” program for industry this year, which is a policy priority for House Democrats and has the sup- port of the governor. Senate Majority Leader Ginny Bur- dick, D-Portland, said that such a complex policy was better suited for the Leg- islature’s longer session in 2019. The program would charge industry for releas- ing greenhouse gases and invest the proceeds into proj- ects intended to curtail global warming. Since 2010, the Legisla- ture has convened for 35 days in even years and for 160 in odd years. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. 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