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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2018 Oregon unions join Nike in new push for tax package — to gain big new revenue sources for schools and other state services. They now see a big open- ing this year after Demo- cratic Gov. Kate Brown was re-elected and Democrats gained seats in both legis- lative chambers. They now have the three-fifths super- majority needed in the state House and Senate to pass tax increases, without any Repub- lican votes. Melissa Unger, execu- tive director of Local 503 of the Service Employees Inter- national Union, said that the new coalition is looking for a “bold solution that gets us where we want to go … It’s really about investing in our state.” Nike started working with Brown earlier this year on tax policy. This summer, the For- tune 500 apparel company agreed to join the governor and the unions in opposing two conservative tax mea- sures on the ballot. At the same time, a union-backed group agreed not to proceed with a proposed ballot mea- sure that would require corpo- rations to disclose more infor- mation about their taxes and workforce. Separate from pension reform By JEFF MAPES Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s public employee unions have joined forces with Nike and a group of long-term care providers to launch a new coalition aimed at pushing a major tax package through next year’s Legislature. Leaders of the Coalition for the Common Good said they want to work with leg- islators on new revenue for schools and other public ser- vices. And, unlike in previ- ous years, they don’t want to tie the negotiations to agree- ments on cutting costs of the state’s public pension system. “We want to bring a sole focus into revenue reform,” said James Carlson, presi- dent of the Oregon Health Care Association. “The real- ity is we can’t afford to waste another five years chasing a deal that may or may not hap- pen” on cutting government costs, he added. The state’s major public employee unions have repeat- edly led efforts — both on the ballot and in the Legislature AP Photo/Don Ryan Gov. Kate Brown at a rally in Portland in October. Nike signed the letter along with the five other founding members of the coalition to work for “(i)nvestments that can adequately fund strong schools and essential public services.” The letter also called for a “state where businesses can grow and thrive; where Ore- gon-based businesses are val- ued for the contribution they make to the local economy and their engagement with the community.” The other signers were the Oregon Education Asso- ciation, SEIU Local 503, Oregon AFSCME Council 75, the Oregon Health Care Association and the Russell Development Co. The lat- ter is a Portland-based firm headed by John Russell, who has frequently worked with Democrats. The letter didn’t specif- ically address whether the revenue discussions should exclude talks of cost control. Nike spokesman Greg Ros- siter said the company didn’t have any further comment for now beyond the letter. Unger said she welcomed additional business involve- ment in the tax discussions. At this point, the state’s major business groups have repeat- edly said they want any talk of revenue to also include cost controls. The Oregon Business Plan — which will be discussed next week at the annual Ore- gon Leadership Summit put on by business interests — says that “Oregon needs rev- enue reform as well as better cost management to resolve its fiscal crisis.” The governor and legisla- tive leaders talked with mem- bers of the new coalition Mon- day. Brown said Tuesday in a statement that “Oregon’s edu- cation has gone underfunded for too long” and added that “now is the best opportunity in a generation to right this wrong.” Brown released her pro- posed 2019–21 budget on Wednesday and called for major new investments in education. State Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, called next session “proba- bly the best chance we’ll ever have to do something remark- able” for education. He said he also supported focusing on taxes separately. Mak- ing an agreement on pension reform and other cost controls has been a recipe for delay, he said. Given their reduced num- bers, Republican legisla- tors acknowledge that it will be harder to head off any tax increases they don’t like. But state Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, said he didn’t think the state would be able to make major new investments without first making major strides in dealing with Ore- gon’s $22 billion pension debt. “We obviously have to look at both” revenue and cost controls he said. “Whether those discussions are happen- ing together or separately is material to the outcome.” “I do not believe anyone, including in the majority, have the luxury of ignoring the cat- astrophic failure” in the pen- sion system, Knopp added. SEIU’s Unger said she is fine with separate negotiations on PERS and other issues. And she said members of the new coalition understand that even if they can get a tax mea- sure through the Legislature, they have to be prepared for the eventuality that it could get referred to voters. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY 51 37 41 ALMANAC Salem 40/49 Newport 42/50 New Eugene 41/49 First Dec 6 Full Dec 15 Ontario 34/46 Burns 26/39 Klamath Falls 27/40 Lakeview 25/38 Ashland 38/47 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 12:49 a.m. 1:33 p.m. Low 0.5 ft. 2.8 ft. Hi 45 41 55 49 51 44 50 51 53 54 Today Lo 28 30 44 41 43 27 38 40 42 44 W c c r c c r r c c c Hi 42 42 49 49 50 40 48 48 50 51 Fri. Lo W 24 c 27 c 41 r 37 r 40 r 25 c 33 c 37 r 39 r 40 r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 49 46 52 48 52 51 44 48 51 47 Today Lo 37 34 41 43 40 43 32 42 41 30 W c c c c c c c c c c Hi 47 48 49 49 49 51 39 49 49 46 Fri. Lo W 34 r 32 c 38 r 40 r 38 r 39 r 30 c 38 r 38 r 27 c TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 58 45 36 51 36 34 72 14 84 39 45 59 64 64 71 53 72 45 63 46 51 44 60 51 45 Baker 28/42 REGIONAL CITIES Tonight's Sky: Last Quarter Moon at 4:19 p.m. Today Lo 48 31 31 29 25 33 48 3 71 36 27 45 51 60 61 51 65 34 38 32 38 33 50 43 35 La Grande 31/42 Roseburg 43/49 Brookings 44/50 Dec 22 John Day 35/41 Bend 30/42 Medford 38/48 UNDER THE SKY High 8.2 ft. 7.4 ft. Prineville 30/45 Lebanon 41/49 W s s sn pc pc sn pc c c c c sh r c pc c c s pc s c sh r c s Hi 62 43 38 44 39 42 63 16 81 48 45 62 66 71 78 66 77 43 66 45 50 43 59 49 47 Fri. Lo 50 33 34 30 32 34 45 8 70 41 40 42 47 63 70 57 66 38 43 34 47 28 49 40 38 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc pc c sn pc c sh pc r pc c s pc r c r r c t c c sn c r c Morgan Lynn Heesch, age 80, passed away After moving to San Jose, California, in peacefully at home in Roseville, California, on 1962, Lynn had a 34-year career at IBM during what he called the “golden age of data process- Nov. 20, 2018. Born on Aug. 18, 1938, Lynn was the only ing.” He also worked in real estate, which was how he met his second wife, Patricia child of Morgan and Evelyn Heesch, Jackson. After retiring, they traveled and grew up in Astoria. While he extensively and enjoyed an active was a student at Astoria High School social life at their home in Sun City (Class of 1956), Lynn worked at the Lincoln Hills, California. Lynn and Flying A Service Station, and began Pat were together for more than 30 his lifelong love of hot rods and cool years, and had many happy times cars. together before her passing in 2012. As a young adult, he was a mem- Lynn is survived by his children, ber of the Air National Guard, Gregory Heesch and Debra Heesch; worked in a treacherous job at the a stepdaughter, Judy Bartlein; a step- Astoria Plywood Mill, pulled cables Morgan Lynn son, Jim Jackson; four stepgrandsons; for Western Electric, and got a degree Heesch and numerous friends. in engineering from Clatsop Commu- nity College. A celebration of life will be He married (and later divorced) his high planned for early 2019 — to add your name school sweetheart, Eva Ullfers, and with her had to the contact list, please submit your info via eepurl.com/dODQBL two children, Gregory and Debra. ON THE RECORD DUII • At 10:31 p.m. Tuesday, Omar Chavelas-Reyes, 27, of Warrenton, was arrested by Astoria police on the 90 block of U.S. Highway 30 and charged with driving under the influence of intoxi- cants and reckless driving. His blood alcohol content was 0.22 percent. CORRECTIONS Comment clarified — A story on 1A Wednesday about an Astoria Planning Commission discussion of possible development guide- lines and rules in the Urban Core — the last piece of the city’s Riverfront Vision Plan — misstated Planning Com- missioner Daryl Moore’s position. While Moore is opposed to the possibility of allowing residential spaces in overwater development in the Urban Core, he is in favor of allowing mixed use gen- erally south of the Astoria Riverwalk. Venue name incorrect — The venue for a Saturday perfor- mance by singer Rebecca Kil- gore is called the North County Recreation District Performing Arts Center. An item on page 17 of Thursday’s Coast Weekend misidentified it as North Coast Recreation District. PUBLIC MEETINGS THURSDAY Clatsop Soil and Water Conservation District Board, 6 p.m., annual meeting, Grace Community Baptist Church, 1195 Irving Ave. LOTTERIES Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. CLATSOP POWER EQUIPMENT , INC. SALES SERVICE RENTALS • Roseville, California Aug. 18, 1938 — Nov. 20, 2018 Partly sunny Pendleton 34/48 The Dalles 36/47 Portland 41/49 Sunset tonight ........................... 4:32 p.m. Sunrise Friday ............................. 7:36 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today ........................ 11:55 p.m. 45/50 Moonset today ........................... 1:08 p.m. 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 Partly sunny Tillamook 43/51 SUN AND MOON Time 7:30 a.m. 7:15 p.m. 48 36 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 41/51 Precipitation Wednesday ....................................... 0.54" Month to date ................................... 5.98" Normal month to date ..................... 10.35" Year to date .................................... 52.71" Normal year to date ........................ 56.57" Nov 29 47 34 Mostly cloudy with a little rain Morgan Lynn Heesch MONDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Wednesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 54°/40° Normal high/low ........................... 51°/38° Record high ............................ 68° in 1907 Record low ............................. 22° in 1896 Last 49 34 Mostly cloudy with occasional rain Mostly cloudy SUNDAY • OREGON Wednesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 4-9-2-2 4 p.m.: 4-5-9-9 7 p.m.: 3-2-8-6 10 p.m.: 9-1-3-0 Wednesday’s Lucky Lines: 3-5- 11-15-18-21-26-30 Estimated jackpot: $22,000 Wednesday’s Megabucks: 2-6- 18-20-25-41 Estimated jackpot: $4.4 million Wednesday’s Powerball: 4-19- 59-68-69, Powerball: 21 Estimated jackpot: $183 million WASHINGTON Wednesday’s Daily Game: 2-7-0 Wednesday’s Hit 5: 06-21-23- OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 10 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. 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