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WEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast FRIDAY TODAY Mostly cloudy, a shower; mild Cloudy with a shower or two 52° 40° 55° 40° SATURDAY SUNDAY A shower in the afternoon Warmer PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 54° 42° 56° 50° 64° 49° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 53° 40° 54° 36° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 50° 27° 45° 29° 69° (1918) -17° (1929) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.00" 0.22" 0.45" 1.73" 1.48" 1.83" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday LOW John Day 56/43 Ontario 44/29 Bend 57/39 49° 26° 46° 29° 67° (1961) -23° (1929) Burns 44/22 0.00" 0.05" 0.34" 1.15" 1.05" 1.62" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today First Full Feb 22 Last Mar 1 7:04 a.m. 5:15 p.m. 8:46 a.m. 9:27 p.m. New Mar 8 Caldwell 47/30 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Hi 57 43 57 62 44 48 62 51 53 56 59 49 49 68 60 64 44 53 52 56 59 59 46 51 55 52 50 Lo 50 30 39 51 22 31 51 39 40 43 34 38 39 44 51 52 29 37 40 49 37 49 39 34 49 40 39 W r c c c pc c c c c c pc c c c r c pc c c r c r r c r c c NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Fri. Hi 57 44 54 57 47 49 57 53 54 61 54 53 50 59 57 60 45 54 55 58 57 59 47 55 56 54 53 Lo 46 28 31 44 22 32 44 35 36 40 29 36 36 37 47 46 30 37 40 46 30 45 36 34 45 41 33 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W sh sh sh sh c sh sh sh sh sh c sh sh sh sh sh c c sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh r WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 50 70 52 47 67 31 45 57 57 81 50 Lo 31 65 39 36 34 28 33 43 41 72 42 W sh pc pc sh s pc sh pc pc pc s Fri. Hi 52 70 58 47 70 33 44 58 52 80 57 Lo 36 66 44 37 34 29 37 44 41 69 51 W pc c s c s c sh sh r s pc WINDS Medford 68/44 PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Feb 14 Albany 58/50 Eugene 62/51 TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records 65° 47° Spokane Wenatchee 46/39 43/35 Tacoma Moses 55/47 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 48/40 53/42 54/49 53/46 50/39 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 56/50 52/40 Lewiston 53/39 Astoria 59/44 57/50 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 56/49 Pendleton 48/31 The Dalles 53/40 52/40 55/41 La Grande Salem 49/38 59/49 Corvallis 59/50 HIGH 58° 50° Seattle 56/49 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 57° 40° Today MONDAY Cloudy, showers around; mild Thursday, February 11, 2016 Klamath Falls 59/34 (in mph) Today Friday Boardman Pendleton NNE 4-8 ESE 4-8 W 4-8 SW 4-8 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Mostly cloudy today. Periods of rain across the north; a shower in central parts. Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly cloudy today. A passing shower across the north; partly sunny in the south. Western Washington: A shower this morn- ing, then afternoon rain. Periods of rain tonight. Showers tomorrow. Eastern Washington: Mostly cloudy today and tonight with a shower. Cascades: Mostly cloudy and mild today; a shower across the north. 0 1 2 1 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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We’re OK $61 million ahead for now. We need to keep working. of projections By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon’s economists told lawmakers Wednesday the state’s economy and government revenues continue to grow at a strong pace as the state rebounds from the recession. However, the economists warned that growth will slow going into the next two-year budget that begins in mid-2017. “Oregon’s economy continues to grow at a healthy pace, as do our primary sources of tax revenue, keeping up every bit with our expectations we’ve laid over the last year or two,” said state economist Mark McMullen. Economists expect the government will receive nearly $61 million more in general fund and lottery revenues in the current two-year budget than they had projected in the last fore- cast in December, according to a document from the /HJLVODWLYH 5HYHQXH 2I¿FH The latest forecast is for $19.5 billion in total state revenues. At the same time, McMullen said, Oregon is getting close to what econ- omists would consider “full employment” and “that’s when we’re going to start to see things slow.” McMullen also reiterated a warning from previous fore- casts that Oregon is vulner- able to national problems in the manufacturing sector. “It’s obvious manufacturing is weak,” McMullen said. McMullen said problems in the stock market that cut into Oregonians’ investment income, combined with the stronger exchange rate for the We can address our budget priorities and inish the session on time.” — Peter Courtney, Senate President, D-Salem U.S. dollar, will likely weaken state revenue from personal and corporate income taxes in upcoming budgets. Oregon’s exports from non-technology sectors are slowing, with H[SRUW JURZWK LQ WKH ¿UVW quarter expected to be nearly 20 percent lower than a year ago, according to a presen- WDWLRQ E\ WKH VWDWH 2I¿FH RI Economic Analysis. “This is the most depressing number that’s out there now, which is the growth in our exports of non-technology products,” said McMullen, who added that this particularly impacted agricultural and food product exports. Gov. Kate Brown struck a similarly cautious tone in her statement on the forecast. “I am pleased to see that job growth is steady and Oregon’s economy is likely to remain stable through the remainder of the biennium,” Brown said. “Although state UHYHQXHVDUHRQWUDFNWRIXO¿OO important commitments in education and other critical services, my optimism is tempered by longer-term dynamics in the forecast that call for caution. I will work with legislative leadership to build reserves for future needs.” Democratic leaders in the Legislature also pledged to maintain state budget reserves and handle the budget prudently. “The Legislature will continue budgeting wisely — making needed investments that will help Oregon families and communities thrive, while also maintaining a strong reserve fund,” House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, said in a written statement. “The forecast has given us a few extra pennies for this biennium,” Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, said in a written statement. “We’re OK for now. We need to keep working. We can address our EXGJHW SULRULWLHV DQG ¿QLVK the session on time.” Republicans were more pessimistic. “Years of one-party rule plagued by overspending and government waste and an assault on small businesses has left us with a bleak economic outlook that needs to be addressed now,” Senate Republican Leader Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day, said in a written statement. House Republican Leader Mike McLane, R-Powell Butte, said in a written statement there were “storm clouds on the horizon.” “For the moment, the sun is still shining in Oregon,” McLane said. “Now it’s up to the Democrats in the Legisla- ture to decide if they are going to put our long-term economic health at risk through the reckless pursuit of a partisan agenda and fundamentally ÀDZHGSROLFLHV´ ——— The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. Hillary Borrud can be reached at 503-364-4431 or hborrud@ eomediagroup.com. Corrections The Feb. 9 article “Four seek council seat” misstated when James Tibbets posted Satanic comments to Facebook. It was 2015. Also, the new Washington Elementary School building will be open for students at the beginning of the 2016-17 school year. An incorrect date for the school’s opening was pub- lished in a photo caption on the front page of the Feb. 10 East Oregonian. The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. 'XULQJ ÀRRU GHEDWH House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, ordered Rep. SALEM — The House Bill Post, R-Keizer, to passed a bill Wednesday that UHPRYH IURP WKH ÀRRU D raises the cap on noneco- poster portraying a $350,000 nomic jury awards for check written out to “Trial wrongful death claims from Lawyers.” A yes vote would be $500,000 to $1.5 million. Rep. Joe Gallegos, “signing the check,” Post said. Post said he used the D-Hillsboro, said he proposed the measure to give visual aid to make a point victims who have lost loved that the House Committee ones the same opportunities on Consumer Protection and for justice as victims in Government Effectiveness injury cases for which there had rejected an amendment to the bill by Rep. Mike is no jury award limit. After passing the House McLane, R-Powell Butte, 33-to-26 Wednesday, the that would have capped measure now proceeds to the attorneys’ fees to $500,000. 7KH¿JXUHZDV Senate. The legislation stirred DUHÀHFWLRQRIKRZPXFKDQ up partisan passions on the attorney would be paid on +RXVH ÀRRU :HGQHVGD\ average on a $1.5 million Republicans accused jury award, Post said. Post said the Oregon Trial Democrats of railroading the legislation without giving Lawyers Association regu- full consideration of the larly contributes thousands consequences to rural physi- of dollars to Democratic cians and others who might candidate campaigns. The have to pay higher liability Secretary of State’s database insurance under the measure. UHÀHFWVWKDWWREHWUXH By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau Kotek said the visual aid impugned members who were voting in favor of the bill. Republicans challenged her ban on Post’s visual aid and called for a vote. Lawmakers supported Kotek’s order. Republican lawmakers said they also opposed the cap increase because it would jack up the cost of liability insurance for already struggling rural physicians. Rep. Susan McLain, D-Hillsboro, said the bill would help families like those of Andrew Lane, a 22-year-old laborer who died from carbon monoxide poisoning May 13, 2014, while relieving himself in a bucket in the back of work WUXFN/DQH¶VIDPLO\KDV¿OHG a $4 million wrongful death claim in Multnomah County Circuit Court against Lane’s employer, Superior Home Maintenance. A similar bill passed the House in 2009 but died in the Senate, Gallegos said. LENT February 12 from 5 to 7:00 p.m. @ the St. Anthony Hospital Blue Mountain Cafe Cedar Plank Salmon - $7.50/Adults - $7.00/Children & Seniors with Rice Pilaf & Buttered Green Beans Baked Potato Bar - $4.00/with toppings All you can eat. Salmon/Potato Bar Combo - $11.50 Clam Chowder Bread Bowl - $4.25 Single Cup $1.25 2801 St. Anthony Way, Pendleton, OR 97801
