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Newspaper Page TextWEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast FRIDAY TODAY SATURDAY Breezy with clouds and sun Intervals of clouds and sunshine 65° 44° 64° 43° SUNDAY Partly sunny and warmer Partly sunny and very warm PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 78° 51° 82° 56° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 70° 45° 71° 47° PENDLETON TEMPERATURE LOW 65° 69° 91° (1940) 56° 45° 28° (1922) 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 0.30" 0.36" 0.33" 5.78" 8.25" 5.44" Corvallis 61/43 HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday Yesterday Normals Records LOW 72° 71° 95° (1987) Full May 29 Caldwell 71/46 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 Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Boardman Pendleton Eastern Washington: Times of clouds and sun today with a shower in the area. A shower tonight. Cascades: Rather cloudy today with a shower in places. Partly cloudy tonight. Eastern and Central Oregon: Clouds and sunshine today with a shower in the area; breezy across the north. Western Washington: Mostly cloudy today with a shower in spots. Partly cloudy tonight. 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed major holidays www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ 1 Hi 82 80 81 61 76 57 64 71 70 78 62 Lo 62 76 62 45 53 37 42 58 51 51 54 Corrections Friday 3 6 7 4 2 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. ©2018 -10s SPECTFUM INTEFNET™ 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow 50s ice 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Showers and thunderstorms will progress from the Midwest to the Appalachians and coastal Northeast today. Areas of rain and storms will extend from the northern Rockies to the northern Plains. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 108° in Needles, Calif. Low 25° in Angel Fire, N.M. 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 92 86 69 81 69 88 70 67 88 82 73 73 86 86 74 100 73 59 83 88 80 89 87 98 88 76 Lo 60 67 60 59 44 67 43 54 66 57 46 45 68 50 44 71 45 38 69 70 61 64 65 72 66 59 Fri. 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Classified & Legal Advertising 1-800-962-2819 or 541-278-2678 classifieds@eastoregonian.com or legals@eastoregonian.com ADVERTISING Advertising Services: Grace Bubar 541-276-2214 • gbubar@eastoregonian.com Multimedia Consultants: • Kimberly Macias 541-278-2683 • kmacias@eastoregonian.com • Jeanne Jewett 541-564-4531 • jjewett@eastoregonian.com • Dayle Stinson 541-278-2670 • dstinson@eastoregonian.com • Angela Treadwell 541-966-0827 • atreadwell@eastoregonian.com • Audra Workman 541-564-4538 • aworkman@eastoregonian.com NEWS • To submit news tips and press releases: call 541-966-0818 or email news@eastoregonian.com • To submit community events, calendar items and Your EO News: email community@eastoregonian.com or call Tammy Malgesini at 541-564-4539 or Renee Struthers at 541-966-0818. • To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: email rstruthers@eastoregonian.com or visit www.eastoregonian. com/community/announcements • To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: 541-966-0838 • sports@eastoregonian.com Business Office Manager: Janna Heimgartner 541-966-0822 • jheimgartner@eastoregonian.com COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: Mike Jensen 541-215-0824 • mjensen@eastoregonian.com Circulation Manager: Marcy Rosenberg • 541-966-0828 • mrosenberg@eastoregonian.com Survey: Inefficient spending equals government waste By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau Most Oregonians define “waste in government” as money spent inefficiently on programs, according to a recent survey by DHM Research. The Portland-based poll- ster conducted an online survey of 590 Oregonians April 11-19. Among all respondents, the majority, about 63 per- cent, define waste as money spent inefficiently, while 34 percent believe waste means funding unnecessary programs. The results showed some partisan differences in what government waste means. About 77 percent of respondents who consider themselves liberal defined waste as inefficient spend- ing, whereas 66 percent of conservatives described waste as funding unneces- sary programs. DHM weighted the results to reflect the demo- graphics of Oregon resi- dents, including age, gen- der, geographic area, political party and level of education. The margin of error is between 2.5 and 4 percent. Revenue for the state budget stems largely from state taxes, federal taxes and the Oregon Lottery. The majority of the state’s budget is spent on human services, including health care, education and public safety. Respondents largely BEST • Speeds up to 60Mbps • Unlimited data – no data caps -0s showers t-storms File photo A survey last month by Portland-based DHM Re- search sheds more light on how Oregonians define government waste. believe that those pro- grams are necessary. They were more likely to value the importance of pub- lic safety, 98 percent, and K-12 education, 90 percent, than health care for low-in- come adults and children, 79 percent, according to the survey. Republicans were more likely to deem health care as unnecessary, 50 per- cent, whereas a vast major- ity of Democrats, 96 per- cent, believe those services are necessary. “That a majority of Republicans consider one of the state’s largest spend- ing areas unnecessary is consistent with the fact that Republicans are more likely to believe that waste stems from unnecessary programs rather than ineffi- cient spending,” according to a blog post by DHM on the survey results. A majority of respon- dents, about 57 percent, Your Family Deserves The MOFE HD CHANNELS, FASTEF INTEFNET AND UNLIMITED VOICE. Technology... Value... TV!... Upgrade to the Hopper® 3 Smart HD DVR • Watch and record 16 shows at once • Get built-in Netﬂix and YouTube • Watch TV on your mobile devices agreed that economic development programs are a waste of govern- ment money, the survey suggested. Some examples of Ore- gon’s government waste have attracted national attention. For instance, the state squandered more than $300 million in federal and state funds to build a failed health care shopping and enrollment website, which was never used to enroll anyone. The state sued Oracle America over the failure and eventually settled the case with the software com- pany for a purported $100 million in value. But, as the Portland Tribune originally reported, the September 2016 settlement came with hidden costs to the state. The agreement included only $35 million in actual cash. Of that, $25 million covered the state’s legal costs, and the other $10 million went toward sci- ence, technology, engineer- ing and math education grants to public schools. The other part of the state’s $105 million valuation of the settlement was $60 mil- lion in “free” customer service support for yet- to-be-obtained Oracle soft- ware. That value could be redeemed only by spending more money. The software and sup- port obtained at no cost could “easily exceed” $100 million, but “it will require a substantial investment of effort, time and money to realize its value,” for- mer state Chief Informa- tion Officer Alex Pettit, wrote in an email to Oregon agency directors in Septem- ber 2016. The consultant KPMG “estimated that the state would need to spend between $490-515 mil- lion to implement a frac- tion of the software con- tained in the (Oracle deal),” he added. The DHM survey last month followed up on a February 2016 survey — conducted in partnership with Oregon Public Broad- casting — that showed Oregon voters believe more tax money is wasted than is spent to benefit their daily lives. Respondents esti- mated that 44 cents out of every dollar the state spends is “wasted,” compared with 31 cents that goes toward their benefit. EARTHLINK INTERNET HIGH SPEED INTERNET Hopper upgrade fee $5/mo. AS LOW AS 99 Add High Speed Internet /per mo. for 12 mos when bundled* 14 $ Blazing fast Internet is available and can be yours with Spectrum Internet™ With speeds starting at 60 Mbps SPECTRUM TRIPLE PLAY TM TV, INTERNET AND VOICE UNLIMITED CALLING W c c s pc pc pc s pc c s s NNW 6-12 WNW 6-12 Single copy price: $1 Tuesday through Friday, $1.50 Saturday scheduled to precede several days of previously sched- uled legislative committee meetings at the state capitol. Some legislators have expressed concerns that their colleagues will try to do more than expand the tax break to sole proprietors during the session. Legislators are not lim- ited either in scope or length of the session by Brown’s proclamation. Once in ses- sion they can consider any legislation brought up for a vote and can remain in Salem until they vote to adjourn. A spokesman for the House Republicans said in a statement that “Democrats do not appear to have a clear consensus on the scope of the session, nor the exact details of the tax cut bill,” and that the special session “charade” wouldn’t be necessary had the governor vetoed the bill disconnecting from the new federal deduction. State Sen. Herman Baertschiger, R-Grants Pass, a member of the Senate Finance and Revenue Com- mittee, indicated earlier this week he would prefer mak- ing any changes to the state’s tax policy in the 2019 legis- lative session, scheduled to begin in January. House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, did not suggest a wider agenda in her response to the proclamation. The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. UP TO 60MBPS Lo 56 78 57 49 55 48 52 57 54 55 60 Today Local home delivery Savings off cover price EZPay $14.50 41 percent 52 weeks $173.67 41 percent 26 weeks $91.86 38 percent 13 weeks $47.77 36 percent *EZ Pay = one-year rate with a monthly credit or debit card/check charge Governor proclaims special session for tax bill 125+ CHANNELS Hi 75 84 76 64 77 63 69 73 69 64 70 WSW 10-20 W 10-20 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Copyright © 2018, EO Media Group 29 W s pc pc s pc pc s pc pc pc pc pc pc s s s pc pc pc s pc s pc c s pc pc Fri. 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The proposed law would expand to sole proprietors state tax breaks available to owners of certain businesses whose business income “passes through” to their personal income tax returns instead of paying corporate rates. In 2013 the Legisla- ture extended lower rates for owners of other types of pass-through businesses, such as S-corporations and partnerships, provided they meet certain employment and other requirements. Those state tax breaks weren’t extended to sole proprietors. If passed, the rates would apply to the 2018 tax year. “I’m calling a special ses- sion to stop this unfairness and create a level playing field for Oregon’s smallest businesses,” Brown said in a prepared statement Wednes- day. “It’s imperative that the Legislature take action now so that many more Oregon small businesses can take advantage of this economic incentive.” The special session is expected to last one day. It is Hi 60 57 58 65 58 51 63 62 70 54 63 57 54 69 58 60 67 70 64 70 63 66 66 53 67 63 74 UV INDEX TODAY REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Mostly cloudy today with a shower in the area; breezy in the afternoon. By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE Capital Bureau W c pc c c pc pc c pc pc pc pc pc pc c c c pc pc pc c c c pc pc c pc c Today Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. June 6 Lo 47 39 34 47 34 39 42 42 47 38 34 41 38 44 44 47 47 49 44 48 33 45 42 36 47 47 47 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. WORLD CITIES (in mph) Klamath Falls 64/34 5:30 a.m. 8:13 p.m. 3:31 a.m. 2:51 p.m. Last Hi 57 62 60 60 63 58 62 63 71 59 64 60 57 70 56 60 72 70 65 64 62 62 61 56 61 66 69 NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Fri. 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