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DUKE NCAA CHAMPIONS Bill expanding gun background checks advances OREGON/2A BASKETBALL/1B 61/38 TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2015 139th Year, No. 123 WINNER OF THE 2013 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Senate passes $7.3B school budget By PETER WONG Capital Bureau SALEM — A $7.3 billion state VFKRRO IXQGLQJ PHDVXUH WKRXJK FULWLFL]HG E\ PLQRULW\ 5HSXEOL FDQVDQGHGXFDWLRQDGYRFDWHVLV RQ LWV ZD\ WR *RY .DWH %URZQ IRUKHUVLJQDWXUH 7KH 2UHJRQ 6HQDWH DSSURYHG WKHEXGJHWRQDQSDUW\OLQH YRWH0RQGD\IROORZLQJDGHEDWH RIPRUHWKDQWKUHHKRXUVDQGDF WLRQE\WKH+RXVHODVWZHHN 7KHIXQGLVPLOOLRQPRUH WKDQ LQ WKH FXUUHQW WZR\HDU F\ FOHZKLFKHQGV-XQH$QGWKH FXUUHQWF\FOHLVXSELOOLRQIURP ZKHQLWZDVDWLWVORZHVW GXULQJWKHHFRQRPLFGRZQWXUQ 7KH IXQG VXSSOLHV WKH OLRQ¶V VKDUH RI VFKRRO RSHUDWLQJ FRVWV VLQFH YRWHUV LPSRVHG VWDWHZLGH OLPLWV RQ ORFDO SURSHUW\ WD[HV LQ WKHV,WPDNHVXSDERXW SHUFHQWRIWKHVWDWH¶VELOOLRQ JHQHUDOIXQGZKLFKLVVXSSRUWHG E\ WD[HV DQG ORWWHU\ SURFHHGV WKHPRVWÀH[LEOHIXQGLQJVRXUFHV DYDLODEOHWRODZPDNHUV 7KH EXGJHW¶V ÀRRU PDQDJ HU VDLG LW ZLOO ERRVW SHUVWXGHQW IXQGLQJE\IRUPRVWRI2U egon’s 197 districts and cushion WKHPIURPPRVWFXWV ³)XQGLQJ HGXFDWLRQ LV D GLI ¿FXOW SURFHVV 7KHUH LV QHYHU HQRXJK PRQH\´ VDLG 6HQ 5RG Monroe, R-Portland, a retired WHDFKHU³7KLVGRHVQRWJDLQDQ\ WKLQJRQRXUGH¿FLWEXWLWGRHVQ¶W cut anything, either.” See SCHOOL/10A )RUPHU+DSS\&DQ\RQSULQFHVV SUHSDUHVIRU0LVV,QGLDQ:RUOG 3DJHDQWIRFXVHVRQ indigenous cultures By KATHY ANEY East Oregonian :KHQ 7\HUD 3HWH SDFNV IRU WKH 0LVV,QGLDQ:RUOGSDJHDQWLQ1HZ 0H[LFRODWHUWKLVPRQWKVKHZRQ¶W ZRUU\DERXWEULQJLQJDELNLQLRUDQ HYHQLQJJRZQ,QVWHDGKHUOXJJDJH ZLOO FRQWDLQ VXFK LWHPV DV D EXFN skin dress, regalia and a saddle. &XOWXUDONQRZOHGJHWUXPSVHYH QLQJZHDUDQGVSUD\WDQVGXULQJWKH WKUHHGD\FRPSHWLWLRQVWDUWLQJ$SULO LQ$OEXTXHUTXH3HWHDQHQUROOHG PHPEHURIWKH&RQIHGHUDWHG7ULEHV RI WKH 8PD tilla Indian “It was some- 5HVHUYDWLRQ and a 2008 thing I always +DSS\ &DQ yon Princess, wanted to do, PXVW GHPRQ but I’ve been strate cultural too scared. 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