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November 2, 2016 The Skanner Page 3 News cont’d from pg 1 • A-Boy Supply - 7365 SW Barbur Blvd, •Port- land • Goodwill Store - 3134 North Lombard St, Portland • Gresham Library - 385 NW Miller Ave, Gresh- am • McDonald’s Restau- rant - 2010 NE Cesar Chavez Blvd, Portland (drop box located on west side of NE 40th Avenue between NE Tillamook and NE Han- cock and near the Hol- lywood Library) • Midland Library - 805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland • Multnomah County Elections - 1040 SE Morrison St., Portland (drop box located on the East side of SE 11th between SE Morrison and SE Belmont and drop box located on the North side of SE Belmont between SE 10th and SE 11th) Walk/ bike-up drop slot also located at the corner of SE 11th and Morrison on SE Morrison. • Pioneer Courthouse Square - 700 block of SW Broadway next to Starbucks and across from Nordstrom • Regal Cinemas Movie Theater / M & M Car Wash - SE Division St & SE 165th Ave, Portland - drop box located in Regal Cinemas parking lot behind M & M Car Wash Voters can also drop off their ballot at any Mult- nomah County Library location during regular library hours. A complete list of li- brary locations and hours can be found at multcolib.org/ hours-and-locations. What follows is a list of library branches in North and Northeast Portland: • Albina Library, 3605 NE 15th Avenue • Fairview Columbia Li- brary, 1520 NE Village Street • Gregory Heights Li- brary, 7921 NE Sandy Boulevard • Isom Operations Cen- ter, 205 NE Russell Street • Kenton Library, 8226 N Denver Avenue • North Portland Li- brary, 512 N Killing- sworth Street • St. Johns Library, 7510 N Charleston Avenue Registered voters who have not received their ballots or need a re- placement should con- tact the Elections office. Replacement ballots can be ordered at multco. us/elections/webform/ order-ahead-replace- ment-ballot. Voters can also call Multnomah County Elec- tions at (503) 988-3720 or visit in person to get assistance or a replace- ment ballot. Multnomah County Elections normal office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Special extended office hours are as follows: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Nov. 3 8 a.m. – 7 p.m., Nov. 4 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Nov. 5 8 a.m. – 7 p.m., Nov. 6 7 a.m. – 8 p.m., Nov. 8 (Election Day) Voters can also sign up to track their ballot, and will receive notices that say whether the bal- lot has been accepted or whether it requires fur- ther action by the voter. Multnomah County vot- ers can sign up by visit- ing: multco.us/elections/ track-your-ballot. Multnomah County Elections provides an in- terpreter, free of charge to those who need one. Measure 97 PHOTO BY JERRY FOSTER Election Khizr Khan Speaks Khizr Khan, Attorney at Law and Muslim-American Gold Star Father, spoke at the Muslim Educational Trust in Tigard Oct. 23. A large, diverse crowd – including Sen. Ron Wyden and city commissioner Nick Fish – attended the event. Lawsuit cont’d from pg 1 who used the #blacklivesmatter hashtag. On Tuesday Rosenblum said she had fired the investi- gator responsible for tracking Johnson’s social media messag- es. When news broke about the creation of Johnson’s file last fall, Rosenblum told the media the same investigator had been placed on paid leave. Johnson’s suit contends Rosen- blum and the DOJ have not taken action to address the work cul- ture that led to the surveillance of Johnson and others. “Although the community called for accountability — a year later and DOJ has taken no action to address the atmosphere that fostered such profiling,” the com- plaint says. “Regardless of the At- torney General’s purported out- rage, in the past year, there have been no trainings for anti-racial profiling. No trainings for diver- sity. No trainings for cultural competency. And no trainings for anti-bias to ensure that such violations will not occur in the fu- ture.” It notes an internal review investigated earlier this year that noted statutes and internal pro- cedures were violated, but the state has not made changes that review recommended. A press statement issued last “ proach in the litigation context has been described as ‘unprec- edented in its scope and lack of regard for the law and the facts.’ Tactics which a federal court de- scribed at ‘purposely focused on ‘Although the community called for ac- countability—a year later and DOJ has taken no action to address the atmo- sphere that fostered such profiling’ week by the law firm of Creighton and Rose, which represents John- son, also said Johnson’s profiling is consistent with the state’s civil rights record. “This is not an iso- lated problem. For years the State of Oregon has had a deplorable record of violating the civil rights of its employees and taking heavy handed tactics in dealing with those who dare to exercise their First Amendment rights - wheth- er it be for their political speech or when they seek to redress their grievances in the court system,” the statement says. “Their ap- chilling any attorney without a stout heart from an avalanche of pointless litigation.’ Employees wronged by the State have been encountering these tactics for years. Despite Attorney General Rosenblum’s being aware of these nuclear tactics clearly designed to dissuade and deter those with legitimate grievances from com- ing forward against the State, she has refused to address these is- sues, at times remaining willfully ignorant.” Read more at TheSkanner.com cont’d from pg 1 Economic Research Center at Portland State University. The two studies used previous economic data to predict the effects of the Measure if it were applied in 2017. What are the potential benefits? Both studies said Measure 97 would provide a modest amount of stability for funding, although less than in states that have sales taxes. Oregon voters have rejected a sales tax the nine times it has been on the ballot and is one of only five states without a sales tax. Oregon would continue to have the majority of its revenue come from in- come and property taxes which tend to follow the boom and bust of the market. Proponents say the state could hire over 7,500 teachers if measure 97 pass- es. Oregon has some of the largest class sizes in the nation. In 2012, only Ari- zona, California and Utah had fewer teachers for every 100 enrolled stu- dents. The Legislative Review Office report predicts higher wages for some pub- lic sector jobs that replace lower wage retail jobs. The Northwest Economic “ would take a larger proportion of in- come from poorer families than from wealthier families. The amount of re- gressivity is marginal though, the LRO The two studies diverge when predicting how many jobs could be lost due to Measure 97 Research study says that construction, administrative and waste services, and professional and business services would all see employment increases under Measure 97. What are the potential consequences? The two studies diverge when pre- dicting how many jobs could be lost due to Measure 97. The Northwest Economic Research study says retail and wholesale trades, financial ser- vices, and manufacturing will all ex- perience decreases in employment. Both studies said the effects of Measure 97 would be regressive — meaning it study predicted less than a 1 percent loss of income for any family due to higher prices. The Legislative Review study simulat- ed this effect, predicting a $372 net loss of income for families making less than $21,000 per year and a $1,282 net loss of income for families making $206,000 a year. The $372 loss is 0.9 percent of in- come for the first family and the $1,282 is only a 0.4 percent of income for the wealthier family. Both analyses pointed out the dan- gers of “pyramiding” taxes. There are no exceptions to sales that are in a sup- ply chain where the product would be Oregon State Capitol taxed at every transaction if the com- panies are over the $25 million sales threshold. Manufacturing and food processing industries would more like- ly be affected by pyramid taxes. Read the full story at TheSkanner.com
