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Oregon students list
mental health services
in top concerns
Sanctuary lawsuit could impact Oregon
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
SALEM — While California’s sanc-
tuary laws are bolder than Oregon’s,
the U.S. Department of Justice’s
lawsuit against California announced
Wednesday could portend legal action
against this state.
In a speech to the California Peace
Officers’ Association, Attorney General
Jeff Sessions announced Wednesday
that the Justice Department is seeking to
block provisions in three sanctuary laws
passed in California. The complaint
states that the state laws “impermis-
sibly” attempt to override federal statute
and target the federal government.
Laws in California prohibit private
employers from voluntarily cooperating
with federal immigration officials
and law enforcement from providing
to federal officials the release date of
undocumented convicts. The laws also
require a state inspection and review of
federal immigration detention centers
and immigration and apprehension
processes.
Those laws are more aggressive than
any of the sanctuary laws in Oregon,
said Warren Bidford, law professor at
Willamette University College of Law.
“Because of the size of Oregon and
the fact we have been respectful and
nearly not as aggressive as California,
I think it is unlikely that the DOJ will
target Oregon in a similar lawsuit, but
certainly, nothing surprises me with this
administration and how it uses its limited
governmental resources,” Bidford said.
The DOJ is likely using the lawsuit
against California as a warning to
Oregon and other jurisdictions that
have enacted laws and executive orders
to protect undocumented immigrants,
Bidford said.
“Oregon is not the model of state the
DOJ would want to use as an example to
other state and municipalities thinking
about taking a stance on immigration
issues,” Bidford said. “They are going
to go against the big fish. And that is
California because of its size and how
strong the economy is and the values
that so publicly contrast with the values
of the Trump administration.”
PORTLAND
(AP)
— Oregon high school
students cited mental health
services among their top
policy concerns, according
to a report compiled by a
student-led organization.
Oregon Student Voice
found that 40 percent of
students listed mental
health resources as the most
important issue for schools,
Oregon Public Broadcasting
reported Tuesday .
Only about half the
students said they felt mental
health resources were easily
accessible through their
school, according to the
State of the Schools report.
The
organization
surveyed more than 2,200
students from 42 Oregon
high schools, gauging
students’ opinions on
topics that included teacher
quality, support services,
school climate and ability to
influence education policy.
The survey was conducted
online from August 2017 to
December 2017.
Oregon Student Voice
member Amelia Ernst, a
AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions addresses the California Peace
Officers’ Association 26th Annual Law Enforcement Legislative Day in
Sacramento, Calif. The Trump administration on Tuesday sued to block Cal-
ifornia laws that extend protections to people living in the U.S. illegally.
Oregon’s laws
But in January, the U.S. Department
of Justice threatened to subpoena local
officials and to confiscate federal crim-
inal justice funding from Oregon and 22
other jurisdictions if they continue to
refuse to assist authorities in enforcing
federal immigration law.
A U.S. District Court judge in
California declined to block the admin-
istration from withholding a $1 million
law enforcement grant to the state. The
Department of Justice delayed the grant
as part of its crackdown on jurisdictions
where sanctuary laws conflict with
requirements of the grants, the Wash-
ington Examiner reported Tuesday.
Three Republican lawmakers are
seeking to repeal Oregon’s 30-year-old
sanctuary law with Initiative Petition
22, which they hope to place on the
November ballot.
State law prohibits state government
agencies from using money, equipment
or personnel to detect or apprehend indi-
viduals whose only crime is violation of
federal immigration law.
Initiative Petition 22 chief sponsors
Reps. Greg Barreto of Cove, Sal
Esquivel of Medford and Mike Nearman
of Independence and Oregonians
for Immigration Reform have been
collecting signatures for the measure for
nearly a year.
Richard LaMountain, former OFIR
vice president and petitioner for IP 22,
said the Department of Justice would
be right to sue Oregon for its sanctuary
laws, because the statutes violate federal
law.
“Sanctuary policies that shield crim-
inal aliens conflict with federal law,”
LaMountain said. “State law cannot
supercede federal law. I think DOJ is on
very firm ground.”
Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday
reaffirmed her commitment to the state’s
sanctuary laws.
“Oregon is a welcoming place for all
who call our state home. These values
were affirmed some 30 years ago in
state statute, which are in full compli-
ance with federal law,” Brown said in a
statement.
“Oregon will not be bullied by a
Trump administration that is focused on
dividing our country. As governor, I will
continue to do everything in my power
to ensure that the rights and values of all
Oregonians are protected.”
Judge denies plea withdrawal
from former ODE official
PORTLAND (AP) — A
judge has denied a request
from a former Oregon
Department of Energy
official to withdraw his
guilty plea to accepting
kickbacks to help arrange
the sale of state energy tax
credits.
The Oregonian/Oregon-
Live reports Joe Colello
pleaded guilty in June to
racketeering,
receiving
bribes, aggravated theft,
tax evasion and official
misconduct charges.
Colello, who managed
tax credit sales for the
BRIEFLY
NBA reviewing sexual
assault allegations
against Mark Cuban
DALLAS (AP) — The NBA says it
is reviewing 2011 allegations of sexual
assault against Dallas Mavericks
owner Mark Cuban and the decision by
prosecutors not to pursue the case.
League spokesman Mike Bass said
Wednesday the NBA was looking
into the matter after Willamette Week,
reported a woman’s claim that Cuban
put his hands down her pants and
touched her inappropriately while
they were taking a photo at a Portland
nightclub.
The report Tuesday in the
Willamette Week came about a week
and half after a Sports Illustrated
account that portrayed a hostile work
environment for women in the front
office of the Mavericks. While Cuban
wasn’t implicated, the SI report raised
questions about what he knew and
when.
Cuban flatly denied the woman’s
allegations and provided a prosecutors’
report detailing the decision not to file
charges.
Prosecutors wrote that “there
is no evidence to corroborate the
complainant’s statement and there is
evidence contradicting the claim.”
The report also said the woman
didn’t want to proceed with the
allegation.
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Mostly cloudy, a
shower; breezy
58° 44°
53° 30°
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SUNDAY
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Plenty of sun
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61° 45°
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LOW
49°
53°
75° (1904)
24°
33°
19° (1931)
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Year to date
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0.49"
0.25"
2.82"
4.30"
2.76"
HERMISTON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
Yesterday
Normals
Records
LOW
50°
55°
75° (1979)
22°
32°
14° (1931)
PRECIPITATION
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
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Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
0.00"
0.12"
0.23"
1.75"
3.63"
2.47"
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Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
Last
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Mar 17
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5:51 p.m.
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10:12 a.m.
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Mar 24
59° 34°
62° 36°
Seattle
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Mar 31
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MONDAY
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Wenatchee
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44/34
Tacoma
Moses
51/39
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 52/39
50/38
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51/38
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Longview
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60/46
Astoria
56/42
52/39
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
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Pendleton 48/37
The Dalles 61/45
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56/42
La Grande
Salem
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55/42
Albany
Corvallis 54/43
53/41
John Day
52/38
Ontario
Eugene
Bend
56/38
54/41
54/36
Caldwell
Burns
58/40
51/31
Astoria
Baker City
Bend
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Burns
Enterprise
Eugene
Heppner
Hermiston
John Day
Klamath Falls
La Grande
Meacham
Medford
Newport
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Eastern Washington: Showers around
today; snow, accumulating 1-3 inches in the
mountains.
Cascades: Snow and rain in central parts to-
day; rain, mixed across the north with snow
early. Showers around in the south.
Northern California: Cloudy today; a couple
of showers, but a snow shower in the
interior mountains.
Today
Friday
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nearly
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the related federal case
before state sentencing.
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high school junior, helped
write the report, which
she said aims to ensure
the organization’s policy
goals align with student
priorities.
“We realized that there
was no data about schools
and the school environ-
ments through students’
eyes, so we decided to take
the opportunity to not only
hear from students about
their schools, but have the
survey executed by students
too,” Ernst said.
The report also outlined
aspects of school life that
can influence students’
mental health, like the
difficulty and intensity of
standardized testing. Most
of the students said the tests
were not good indicators of
their success, and 60 percent
said the tests damage their
self-esteem.
The report recommended
that schools look into
alternative ways to assess
students, which could mean
examining portfolios or
other aspects of a student’s
performance, Ernst said.
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National Summary: A nor'easter will bring heavy snow, gusty winds and coastal flooding
to northern New England today. Heavy snow is forecast for part of the Upper Midwest,
while rain and mountain snow affect the Northwest.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 86° in Marathon, Fla.
Low -15° in Lake Yellowstone, Wyo.
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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
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