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NORTHWEST BUNDY: ,QRZHG0LQIHHVDQGSHQDOWLHV East Oregonian Page 2A Continued from 1A property rights advocates in a number of cases in the state, served as Bundy’s attorney. %XW+DQVHQWROGWKHMXGJHWKDW %XQG\ SODQV WR JHW DQRWKHU ODZ\HUIRUWULDO Hansen said Bundy’s UHIXVDO WR HQWHU D SOHD ZDV D VWDWHPHQWWKDWKHFRXOGQ¶WKDYH GRQH DQ\WKLQJ ZURQJ EHFDXVH IHGHUDOODZGRHVQ¶WDSSO\ %XQG\ KDV FRQVLVWHQWO\ denied U.S. government DXWKRULW\ RYHU UDQJHODQG DURXQG KLV DFUH FDWWOH UDQFK DQG PHORQ IDUP LQ %XQNHUYLOOH DERXW PLOHV QRUWKHDVWRI/DV9HJDV )HGHUDO %/0 RI¿FLDOV VDLG LQ WKDW KH RZHG PRUH WKDQ PLOOLRQ LQ IHHV DQG SHQDOWLHVIRUJUD]LQJKXQGUHGV RI FRZV LOOHJDOO\ IRU DERXW years. ³0U %XQG\ IHHOV OLNH he needs to stand up for the ULJKWV RI DOO $PHULFDQV LQ DOO states, and for the states to be WKH RZQHU RI SXEOLF ODQG DQG QRW WKH IHGHUDO JRYHUQPHQW´ Hansen said outside court. “In WKH:HVWWKHJRYHUQPHQWRZQV PRVW RI WKH ODQG +H WKLQNV WKDW¶VZURQJ´ Bundy’s second court DSSHDUDQFH LQ 1HYDGD GUHZ DERXWSURWHVWHUVLQFOXGLQJ some carrying guns on their KLSV DQG RWKHUV ZHDULQJ FRZER\ KDWV ZDYLQJ $PHU- LFDQ ÀDJV DQG WRWLQJ VLJQV FDOOLQJ IRU %XQG\¶V UHOHDVH 1HYDGD DOORZV RSHQFDUU\LQJ of guns. 7KH VFHQH ZDV SHDFHIXO ZLWKFKDQWVOLNH³86$´DQG ³7KH)%,OLHGDQGDPDQGLHG´ DQG ³:DNH XS $PHULFD´ GLUHFWHG WRZDUG SDVVLQJ YHKL- FOHV7KHGHDWKUHIHUUHGWRWKH IDWDO VKRRWLQJ RQ -DQ RI Robert “Lavoy” Finicum by 2UHJRQVWDWHSROLFH In Oregon, the Deschutes &RXQW\ VKHULII¶V RI¿FH UHOHDVHG KXQGUHGV RI SDJHV RI GRFXPHQWV7KXUVGD\LQFOXGLQJ IRUHQVLF UHSRUWV DQG LQWHUYLHZ transcripts from its investiga- tion of Finicum’s death. 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Periods of rain tonight. Eastern Washington: A passing shower today, except periods of rain toward the Cascades. Cascades: Cloudy today. A little rain; periods of snow, accumulating 1-3 inches in the south. Northern California: Rain and a thunder- storm today; heavy snow, accumulating 4-8 inches in the interior mountains. Today Saturday N 3-6 NNW 3-6 WSW 6-12 SW 7-14 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 1 2 2 VDLG 2QFH ¿OHG LW¶V XS to the court to decide ZKHWKHU WR JUDQW WKH ODZVXLWFODVVDFWLRQVWDWXV Kristen Grainger, Gov. .DWH %URZQ¶V VSRNHV- ZRPDQ VDLG VKH LV QRW authorized to comment on SHQGLQJOLWLJDWLRQ 7KH FRXQW\ FODLPV WKH VWDWH KDV KDELWXDOO\ YLRODWHG LWV FRQWUDFW ZLWK Forest Trust Land counties VLQFHE\H[HFXWLQJD PDQDJHPHQW SODQ 7KDW SODQKDVVKRUWFKDQJHGWKH FRXQWLHV RI PLOOLRQ LQUHYHQXHDQQXDOO\VLQFH 2001, Nyquist said. 7KDW XQUHDOL]HG revenue has contributed to higher poverty rates DQG VWXQWHG HPSOR\PHQW opportunities in timber counties, according to the FRXQW\¶VFODLP “This is a straight-for- ZDUG EUHDFK RI FRQWUDFW FDVH´ VDLG -RKQ DiLorenzo, Linn Coun- ty’s attorney. “The state’s breach has strained county budgets and impacted SXEOLF VDIHW\ HGXFDWLRQ and other basic services ORFDO FLWL]HQV QHHG They’re not getting the EHQH¿W RI WKHLU EDUJDLQ ZLWKWKHVWDWH´ 7KHFRXQW\FODLPVWKDW the breach of contract EHJDQ LQ ZKHQ WKH VWDWH DGRSWHG D QHZ UXOH that “de-emphasized revenue generation for WKH FRXQWLHV LQ H[FKDQJH for other objectives.” 7KDW UXOH UHVXOWHG LQ OHVV revenue for Forest Land Trust counties compared ZLWK WKH UHYHQXH JHQHU- DWHG RQ RWKHU IRUHVWODQG WKHFRXQW\FODLPV By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau 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: A slow-moving storm will continue to bring heavy rain and flooding to a large part of the South Central states today. A Pacific Ocean storm will bring drenching rain to the West coast with showers inland. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 91° in Thermal, Calif. Low 12° in Alamosa, Colo. 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