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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, June 15, 2017 Water rights transaction fee hike gains traction the department who can process those pieces of paper,” Snell said. The bill is scheduled for a June 16 vote by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means after recently clearing its Natural Resources Subcommittee with a “do pass” recommendation, which bolsters its chances of approval by the full Legislature. If HB 2295 does become effective, it would mark the third increase to water rights transactions fees since 2009. But if it fails, those fees would revert to 2009 levels. The OWRD argues the latest hike is necessary due to rising salary, benefit and retirement expenses, and points out that it has signficantly reduced backlogs of various transaction types in recent years. The Oregon Farm Bureau does not oppose HB 2295 as long as By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Bureau Mateusz Perkowski/Capital Bureau A linear irrigation system operates in a corn field in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. A bill proposing to raise fees on many Oregon water rights transactions by nearly 16 percent has unanimous- ly cleared the Subcommittee on Natural Resources of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. SALEM — A key group of lawmakers has approved a 16 percent fee hike for Oregon water rights transactions while a more controversial proposal has languished. Fees for numerous water rights transactions administered by the Oregon Water Resources Depart- ment would collectively be raised by 15.88 percent under House Bill 2295, which averts the loss of 5.5 full-time staff dedicated to processing such requests. “People would have to be laid off and transactions would go through slower,” said Rachel Snell, executive director of the Oregon Water Resources Congress, which represents irrigation districts. “You’ve got to have people at House approves ban on ‘lunch shaming’ Ex-girlfriend says man was erratic before beheading mother By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — The Oregon House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill to prohibit school prac- tices that single out pupils whose parents don’t pay their school lunch bills. The bipartisan bill by House Minority Leader Mike McLane, R-Powell Butte, and Rep. Brian Clem, D-Salem, now heads to the Senate. The two lawmakers proposed the “lunch shaming” ban after seeing widespread media coverage of the phenomenon. Lunch shaming can mean practices or policies that shame, penalize or single out pupils whose parents have failed to settle up or are late in paying for their children’s participation in the school lunch program. “Collection tactics by having kids singled out is just something we want to nip in the bud,” McLane said. The state’s largest school district, Portland Public Schools, maintains a policy that allows schools to stamp the hands of pupils whose guardians owe lunch money, or to give a “gentle reminder” to the students. “The student is singled out and reminded to have their parents pay the bill even to the extent of not allowing the student to eat lunch ESTACADA (AP) — The ex-girlfriend of an Oregon man accused of killing his mother on Mother’s Day and then cutting off her head and carrying it into a store says her ex-boyfriend’s eyes “did not look right” beginning two months before the incident. Court documents state Heather Suydam noticed a drastic change in Joshua Webb’s behavior before the incident, The Oregonian/Oregon- Live reported Tuesday. Suydam told authorities that Webb called her on April 8 and told her about an “odd, squid-pulsing sensation” he was having in the back of his head. This call came a few days after Suydam said Webb became “super religious,” but that it was unclear what faith he started believing in. Webb, 36, remains held in jail EO Media Group Students at Hermiston’s West Park Elementary School are served lunch in this file photo. The Oregon House has passed a bill ban- ning school districts from collection actions that single out kids when their parents don’t pay lunch bills. “Collection tactics by having kids singled out is just something we want to nip in the bud.” guardians even before a student’s school meal plan is in the red. The stamp, for instance, can be applied with principal approval when a pupil’s account falls below $13.50, the equivalent of five lunches. Several other states have passed similar legislation. MOXEE, Wash. (AP) — Washington, Oregon and Idaho are on pace to set another record in hop acreage, but reports indicate supply is catching up to demand. 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He is then accused of running to the back of the store and stabbing 64-year-old Thriftway employee Mike Wagner. Wagner and other employees subdued Webb, who was covered in blood and armed with a knife, and tied him up with duct tape until emergency responders arrived, witnesses said. Wagner underwent surgery for his injuries and is recovering at home, his family said. Webb faces additional charges in the stabbing of Wagner and death of his dog at the family home. Northwest hop acreage estimated to increase by six percent – Mike McLane, House Minority Leader, R-Powell Butte but giving the student an alternative meal of milk, fruit and vegetables,” McLane said of the Portland policy. “When you could be having lasagna or something hot, you are singled out, and that is embarrassing.” The Portland policy prescribes a series of steps to take to remind there are no other new fee increases that would skew funding for water rights transactions more heavily toward irrigators, said Mary Anne Nash, public policy counsel for the organization. Currently, the total cost of such transactions — which covers roughly 35 staff positions — is split evenly between the general fund and irrigator fees. A proposal to impose a new $100 fee on all existing water rights in Oregon, House Bill 2706, is also before the Joint Ways and Means Committee but it hasn’t been referred to a subcommittee, which is generally a necessary first step toward passage. 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