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Newspaper Page TextNORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, February 25, 2016 2UHJRQELRWHFK¿VKODEHOLQJELOOGLHV Proposal approved by House but fails to pass muster in Senate committee ban against local regulations on genet- ically engineered crops, which the By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI approved by the U.S. Food and Legislature approved EO Media Group Drug Administration last year. in 2013 as part of a Critics of HB 4122 argued broader package of SALEM — A bill that that labeling would unneces- bills passed during a would require genetically sarily alarm consumers about special session. HQJLQHHUHG¿VKWREHODEHOHGLQ WKH VDIHW\ RI VXFK ¿VK DQG The Oregon Farm Oregon has died in committee claimed the bill was premature Bureau vigorously but the proposal will likely be because the FDA is still deter- opposed the reversing mining whether federal labeling this pre-emption statute, arguing resurrected next year. House Bill 4122 was guidelines for such salmon are it would create a patchwork of approved 32-27 earlier this appropriate. FRQÀLFWLQJ FRXQW\ RUGLQDQFHV Sen. Laurie Monnes across the state. Proponents month by the House and was referred to the Senate Anderson, the committee’s said local control was necessary Committee on Health Care, chair, said during a Feb. 23 GXH WR LQVXI¿FLHQW UHJXODWLRQV which did not act on the bill hearing that she was generally on biotech crops at the state and by the legislature’s Feb. 23 supportive of HB 4122 but it federal levels. was “dropped in our lap” only deadline. However, the initial Supporters of the bill said UHFHQWO\ VR WKHUH ZDVQ¶W VXI¿- language of HB 4122 was it would bolster Oregon’s cient time to discuss it during UHSODFHG ZLWK WKH ¿VK ODEHOLQJ ¿VKLQJ LQGXVWU\ E\ DOORZLQJ this year’s short legislative provisions, which won the consumers to easily discern session. approval of Oregon’s salmon Originally, HB 4122 industry but continued to between local wild-caught salmon and a biotech variety would have lifted Oregon’s face opposition from biotech BRIEFLY Baker City man pleads guilty to illegally taking wolf supporters and food manufacturers. The Center for Food Safety, which supported both versions of HB 4122, will continue to educate legisla- tors about genetic engineering in antic- ipation of proposals being revived in 2017, said Amy van Saun, legal IHOORZIRUWKHQRQSUR¿WJURXS 7KH ¿VK ODEHOLQJ FRPSR- nent may be rendered moot by 2017, depending on federal action, said Scott Dahlman, policy director of Oregonians for Food and Shelter, an industry group that opposed the bill. However, Dahlman said he wouldn’t be surprised if the biotech pre-emption issue will be raised during the longer legislative session next year. CANYON CITY (AP) — An Oregon hunter who fatally shot a radio-collared wolf last fall has pleaded guilty to taking a threatened or endangered species. Harney County District Attorney Tim Colahan VD\V%UHQQRQ:LWW\RI%DNHU&LW\ZDV¿QHG $1,000 and ordered to pay the same amount in restitution to the Oregon Department of Fish and :LOGOLIH+HDOVRKDGWRIRUIHLWWKHULÀHWRWKH state. In a plea agreement, prosecutors dropped a FKDUJHRIKXQWLQJZLWKDFHQWHU¿UHULÀHZLWKQR big game tag. Witty was hunting coyotes in Grant County when the shooting occurred. He reported the incident to authorities. Colahan prosecuted the case because the Grant County district attorney knows Witty’s father. State has spent more than $6.6M on legal fees for Cover Oregon SALEM (AP) — Oregon has paid more than $6.6 million on legal fees in ongoing litigation over the failed Cover Oregon health insurance exchange portal. The Statesman Journal reports that documents released to the newspaper by the Oregon Department of Justice show payments as high as $960,900 made between May 2014 and December 2015 to attorneys representing the state. The state and Oracle Inc., the primary tech contractor on Cover Oregon, have been engaged in a lengthy, multi-case legal battle over who is responsible for the project’s failure since 2014. 7KRXJKWKHPLOOLRQ¿JXUHIDUH[FHHGVWKH $2 million the state set aside for the lawsuits, DOJ spokeswoman Kristina Edmunson said Tuesday the agency does not expect to need to ask the Legislature for additional money for the cases. Bill ratifying wolf delisting heads for Senate vote By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI EO Media Group SALEM — The fate of an environmentalist lawsuit over the removal of wolves from Oregon’s list of endan- gered species will soon be decided by the Oregon Senate. Under House Bill 4040, the legislature would ratify last year’s decision by state wild- OLIH RI¿FLDOV WR GHOLVW ZROYHV effectively neutralizing a legal FKDOOHQJH ¿OHG E\ VHYHUDO environmental groups in the Oregon Court of Appeals. The Senate will soon vote on HB 4040 having passed a key legislative committee on Feb. 23 and earlier having passed the House. Proponents of the bill, including the Oregon Farm Bureau and the Oregon Cattle- men’s Association, argue that livestock producers could be excluded from any potential legal settlement between the environmental plaintiffs and Oregon’s wildlife regulators, thereby circumventing the public process in setting wolf management policy. Environmentalists and animal rights advocates fear the delisting will lead to hunting and argue that HB 4040 will preclude judicial Police say three residents tortured 63-year-old relative Courtesy of ODFW OR-3, a three-year-old male wolf from the Imnaha pack, is shown in this image captured from video taken by an ODFW employee in 2011 in Wallowa County. happen in a courtroom,” he said. Edwards joined two Repub- lican colleagues on the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources in voting in favor of the bill, which passed the committee 3-2 and is now headed for a YRWHRQWKH6HQDWHÀRRU The two other Democrats on the committee — Sen. Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene, and Sen. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland — said they were review of whether the delisting decision was based on sound science, which the Legislature should not attempt to answer. Sen. Chris Edwards, D-Eugene, said it’s not unprec- edented for Oregon lawmakers to weigh in on thorny policy issues instead of having them hashed out during prolonged litigation. “As public policy makers, we do intervene when we believe it’s healthier to resolve a situation rather than let it uncomfortable with lawmakers WU\LQJ WR LQÀXHQFH WKH OHJDO process from the outset. Prozanski said he would have preferred a bill that would require the Oregon Cattle- men’s Association and Oregon Farm Bureau to be included in any settlement negotiations, rather than render the lawsuit moot. “I’m concerned about us being asked to intervene at this stage in a judicial proceeding,” he said. Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 Didn’t receive your paper?&DOO EHIRUHQRRQ7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\ RUEHIRUHDP6DWXUGD\ for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. &ODVVLÀHG$GYHUWLVLQJ FODVVL¿HGV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Copyright © 2016, EO Media Group TODAY KLAMATH FALLS (AP) — Three Klamath Falls residents have been arrested for what authorities describe as the torture of a female relative. The Herald and News reports that police on Monday arrested a 56-year-old woman, her 24-year-old daughter and a 29-year-old man. All three live with the 63-year-old victim and the mother and daughter are the woman’s caregivers. According to an Oregon State Police report, the victim was hospitalized Feb. 11 in critical condition. She said her 56-year-old caregiver restrained her in a chair and beat her with a metal spoon. She said she was also sexually abused while restrained. The victim also said the man broke her arm while forcing her into the chair. Police say they found blood splatter throughout the house and believe the abuse has been going on since May 2015. Spokane Wenatchee 50/32 51/33 Tacoma Moses 60/37 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 55/31 55/34 61/44 60/37 60/32 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 64/39 55/36 Lewiston 58/31 Astoria 58/35 61/44 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 64/43 Pendleton 53/26 The Dalles 59/33 56/33 61/36 La Grande Salem 55/31 63/42 Albany Corvallis 62/43 63/43 John Day 64/32 Ontario Eugene Bend 56/31 63/43 62/33 Caldwell Burns 56/30 50/22 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 61 51 62 60 50 53 63 56 59 64 63 55 54 68 61 63 56 58 56 64 65 63 50 57 63 55 60 Lo 44 24 33 47 22 26 43 32 33 32 31 31 31 42 46 48 31 31 33 43 29 42 32 30 40 36 32 W pc s pc pc s s pc pc pc s pc s s pc pc pc s pc s pc pc pc s s pc s pc NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Fri. Hi 56 53 60 56 51 54 60 58 58 67 58 57 55 63 56 60 59 57 57 59 63 59 55 58 57 57 56 Lo 46 34 38 47 29 38 46 41 42 45 34 40 39 43 47 47 43 40 43 47 38 46 40 38 46 42 38 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W c pc pc r pc pc sh pc pc pc pc pc pc pc sh sh pc pc pc pc pc c pc pc pc pc pc WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 43 61 66 43 76 36 45 61 41 95 43 Lo 16 55 52 28 46 26 31 46 21 75 35 W pc c pc pc s c pc c pc s c Fri. Hi 47 62 69 45 73 35 43 60 41 82 50 Lo 27 57 52 33 47 29 30 49 24 72 39 W s c s pc pc i c sh s pc pc WINDS Medford 68/42 Klamath Falls 63/31 (in mph) Today Friday Boardman Pendleton NE 3-6 NNE 4-8 NE 3-6 ENE 3-6 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Times of sun and clouds today; pleasant across the north. Partly cloudy tonight. Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly sunny today; however, some clouds near the Cascades. Patchy clouds tonight. Western Washington: Intervals of clouds and sun today. Partly cloudy tonight. Eastern Washington: Sunshine and patchy clouds today. Mainly clear tonight. Cascades: Mild today with times of clouds and sun. Northern California: Partly sunny today. Partly cloudy tonight. 0 2 3 2 0 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 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 -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s ﬂurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Rain and strong winds will ease over northern New England with spotty showers southward to the mid-Atlantic today. Snow showers will occur over part of the Midwest. Most other locations will be dry. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 86° in Fullerton, Calif. Low -14° in Lake Yellowstone, Wyo. NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 59 52 50 50 55 54 57 55 61 40 38 35 58 49 35 67 38 29 80 71 37 64 43 75 55 82 Lo 32 32 34 30 32 33 34 34 37 27 25 21 32 27 18 37 14 23 68 40 25 40 24 50 31 55 W s pc pc pc pc pc s r s sn c sn s s sn s s c s s sf s pc s s s Fri. 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