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Projections boost state coffers by nearly $200 million
Leaders of the legislative budget-
writing committee estimated in late
January a $1.8 billion gap between
how much it costs to maintain
current services and how much the
state would realize. With Wednes-
day’s forecast, that could go down
to about $1.6 billion.
While the budget gap for state
government services is significant,
overall, Oregon’s economy is doing
well, said state economists Mark
McMullen and Josh Lehner.
Overall job growth rates for the
state is projected to outpace the
nation, for example; however, some
rural areas of the state have not
By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE
Capital Bureau
SALEM — The state is projected
to collect about $92 million more in
revenue than expected in the next
two-year budget cycle, according to
state economists.
A projected $102 million increase
in the state’s beginning balances
compared to December estimates
also means that the possible dent into
the state’s projected budget shortfall
could be up to $195 million.
That’s merely a drop in the
bucket, though, when it comes to
lessening the state’s budget crunch.
Oregon attorney general ready
to protect abortion rights
will be many more opportunities.
In particular, she worries that
the federal government will try
SALEM — On the heels of to force states to restrict abortion
Washington state’s successful rights by cutting funding for
pushback of President Donald Planned Parenthood. The Hyde
Trump’s immigration order, Amendment already prevents
Oregon is readying for a court federal dollars from funding
abortions, she said, but
battle if the federal
Planned
Parenthood
government tries to
also offers treatment
curtail abortion rights,
for sexually transmitted
the state’s attorney
diseases and preventive
general said.
health care. She said
The
attorneys
she already has staffers
general of both Oregon
researching a possible
and Washington said
response.
in interviews with The
“The penalizing of
Associated Press that
an organization that
they are increasingly
provides abortions but
sharing
information Rosenblum
that does a huge amount
and consulting with
each other and with other Demo- of other very, very important
cratic counterparts, as the White health care, to treat our citizens,
House and Congress try to roll absolutely, we’re going to push
back Obama policies and steer back against that to the greatest
a conservative course for the extent possible,” Rosenblum
said.
nation.
Attorneys general, particularly
At stake are health care, the
environment, immigrant rights, from more liberal states, are coor-
marijuana legalization and many dinating more via informal phone
calls and emails, and in meetings
other issues.
“What I am very proud of such as those of the Democratic
is that state attorneys general Attorneys General Association
are stepping up to the plate,” which Rosenblum co-chairs.
After Washington state’s
Oregon Attorney General Ellen
Rosenblum said, citing efforts lawsuit resulted in a federal
by her counterparts, including judge halting Trump’s travel
in Virginia, Massachusetts, New ban, Trump promised to issue a
revised order, saying it’s needed
York and Hawaii.
Her colleague to the north, to keep America safe. Ferguson
Washington
state Attorney said in a telephone interview late
General Bob Ferguson, already Tuesday that his team is ready to
stopped Trump’s temporary take further action.
“When it comes out, we will
travel ban against refugees by
scrutinize it to see if it is constitu-
filing a lawsuit.
Rosenblum predicted there tional and lawful,” Ferguson said.
By ANDREW SELSKY
Associated Press
Oregon farm regulators
may cut down federal
inspections
SALEM (AP) — Oregon farm
regulators may reduce the number
of inspections they conduct for
federal officials so they can catch up
on a backlog of state inspections.
The Capital Press reports that the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
pays the Oregon Department of
Agriculture $700,000 per year to
make sure food manufacturers
are following sanitation standards
and other regulations. A state
audit found that the program had a
backlog of 2,800 facilities that were
overdue for an inspection by at least
three months.
Stephanie Page, director of
food safety and animal health
for the ODA, says the agency is
considering cutting down its yearly
federal inspections from 500 to 400.
The change would free up about 700
hours a year and reduce the agen-
cy’s federal funding by one-fifth.
“If it is not, you can be sure we’ll
be following up.”
The events before and after
Trump’s signing of the executive
order highlight the new level of
communication among liberal
states’ attorneys general. The
Democratic Attorneys General
Association had just finished
holding a meeting in Florida
when the order was signed, on
Jan. 27, a Friday.
Ferguson was flying back to
Seattle but already had a team of
five attorneys and support staff
ready to pounce immediately and
into the weekend.
“The pace for those 72 hours,
to say it was intense would be
significant
understatement,”
Ferguson said. “We felt every
hour mattered.”
On Jan. 30, they asked a federal
court for a temporary restraining
order to prevent enforcement of
Trump’s order, claiming it was
unconstitutional.
Rosenblum
said she helped organize a state-
ment from 18 attorneys general
supporting Ferguson’s lawsuit.
Eric Schneiderman, attorney
general for New York, which
was one of those 18 states and
which also filed a lawsuit, said
attorneys general are having
an “awakening” regarding the
Trump administration.
Rosenblum said Ferguson
deserves praise for being “first
out of the gate” and that she
feels no rivalry about being first
to stand up against White House
orders that are seen as illegal or
unconstitutional.
“There’s going to be plenty to
go around,” Rosenblum said.
Activists bring Portland
council meeting to halt
PORTLAND (AP) — Protesters
demanding the resignation of Mayor
Ted Wheeler shut down a Portland
City Council meeting.
Activist Mimi German
organized the protest that led to
a lengthy recess Wednesday. She
says her group would shut down
City Hall until its concerns about
homelessness and police tactics are
addressed.
The activists are upset about the
recent police shooting of a black
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TODAY
SATURDAY
FRIDAY
Cold with clouds
and sun
Mostly cloudy and
cold
39° 23°
39° 21°
Cold with clouds
and sun
SUNDAY
REGIONAL CITIES
Cloudy and cold
Mostly cloudy with
a little snow
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
40° 25°
39° 24°
38° 27°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
43° 21°
42° 21°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
41°
49°
68° (2002)
35°
30°
5° (1894)
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
0.07"
1.88"
0.90"
3.53"
2.33"
2.28"
HERMISTON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
Yesterday
Normals
Records
LOW
47°
50°
71° (1988)
34°
30°
13° (1993)
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
0.02"
1.57"
0.75"
3.26"
1.44"
2.03"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
New
First
Feb 26
Mar 5
44° 25°
42° 28°
Seattle
45/34
ALMANAC
Yesterday
Normals
Records
41° 26°
Full
6:44 a.m.
5:34 p.m.
4:54 a.m.
2:45 p.m.
Last
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Mar 20
Today
MONDAY
Spokane
Wenatchee
35/18
38/20
Tacoma
Moses
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Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 39/18
35/21
46/33
46/30
43/19
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
44/33
39/25 Lewiston
43/22
Astoria
41/25
47/33
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
44/30
Pendleton 31/9
The Dalles 42/21
39/23
45/27
La Grande
Salem
36/16
46/30
Albany
Corvallis 45/29
47/31
John Day
30/11
Ontario
Eugene
Bend
39/23
46/29
35/14
Caldwell
Burns
42/24
30/6
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
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WINDS
Medford
45/25
(in mph)
Klamath Falls
32/10
Boardman
Pendleton
REGIONAL FORECAST
Coastal Oregon: Mostly cloudy and chilly
today; a brief shower or two, except dry in
the south.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Cold today
with intervals of clouds and sun; a snow
shower in spots.
Western Washington: Clouds and sun
today. A shower in spots; arriving in the
afternoon across the south.
Eastern Washington: Clouds and sun in the north,
near the Idaho border and in the mountains today;
sun in south and central parts, and the Cascades.
Cascades: Mostly cloudy today with a snow
shower. Very cold in the south; chilly in
central parts.
Northern California: Partly sunny and
chilly today; a snow shower in the interior
mountains.
Today
Friday
W 3-6
WNW 6-12
NNE 3-6
E 3-6
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NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
Fri.
WORLD CITIES
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KLAMATH FALLS (AP)
— A Klamath Falls hospital has
announced plans for a public park to
honor a doctor who died last month
from injuries suffered in a sledding
crash.
Sky Lakes Medical Center plans
to develop the park on a gravel
lot across from the clinic where
Dr. Stephanie Van Dyke served as
medical director.
The 39-year-old was critically
injured Jan. 7 when she was hit by a
pickup while sledding in a neighbor-
hood. She died five days later.
Sky Lakes president Paul
Stewart says the park will be a
place for exercise, relaxation and
an investment in green space, all of
which Van Dyke encouraged through
her work.
The Herald and News reports that
Sky Lakes owns part of the land for
the proposed park and will lease the
rest from Klamath Falls.
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teenager and alleged police brutality
at street protests.
Wheeler missed the meeting
because of jury duty. Commissioner
Chloe Eudaly introduced the first
item on the agenda and was quickly
interrupted. She recessed the
meeting but later came out to speak
with German.
Security eventually cleared the
council chamber, warning people
they would be arrested if they did
not leave.
Portland police said three men in
their 20s were arrested after a group
remained unlawfully in the entry
way of City Hall.
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Jennifer Williamson, D-Portland.
“In order to minimize cuts to K-12
classrooms, in-home care for
seniors, and health care services
for struggling families, we need a
serious conversation about finding
efficiencies and reforming our
revenue system.”
Republicans saw it differently,
saying that the forecast called for
belt-tightening.
“This forecast is good news,”
said House Minority Leader Mike
McLane, R-Powell Butte. “... Now
let’s pass a balanced budget by
matching our spending with our
revenues.”
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— Founded Oct. 16, 1875 —
factions at odds during the election
battle over a ballot measure to raise
state revenues about $6 billion per
biennium by creating a corporate
sales tax — are continuing talks to
find common ground.
However, legislative leaders are
not participating in those discus-
sions.
Democrats said Wednesday that
both cuts and changes to the state’s
revenue structure were needed.
“Despite today’s good news,
we’re still $1.7 billion away from
just funding our schools and and
basic services at their current
levels,” said House Majority Leader
regained all of the jobs lost during
the recession and may fall behind
national and state growth rates in
years to come.
The new budget biennium
begins July 1, about 10 days before
the legislative session ends and
lawmakers must balance the state’s
budget.
Revenue committees have been
assessing different tax options as the
session rounds out its third week,
with especial regard to business
taxes.
According to Speaker of the
House Tina Kotek, D-Portland,
labor and business groups — the two
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The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num-
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Forecasts and graphics provided by
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National Summary: Showers will linger over the southern Atlantic coast, the Northwest
coast and extend from the Ohio Valley to northern New England today. Snow will ramp up
over the northern Rockies and central Plains.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 98° in McAllen, Texas
Low 8° in Stanley, Idaho
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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
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