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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Unions join Nike in new push for tax package in Legislature Grants Pass Rep. chosen as House minority leader to also be encouraging to his fellow Republican legislators. “You’ve got to give peo- ple hope where there is no hope to be readily seen,” Wilson said. “And to do that, you’ve got to keep them encouraged, you’ve got to help them to under- stand that they are still there to serve their constituents, the people who elected them, and so get your vic- tories where you can.” House Republicans may not have much luck on the “larger” issues, Wilson said, but they can still serve their constituents. “On some of the larger things you may not have much good luck, but when it comes to dealing with issues that your community sent you to resolve … that can make your day worth- while so we want to keep that message up among our crew,” Wilson said. He succeeds State Rep. Mike McLane, R-Powell Butte, who served as party leader in the House since 2012. McLane, an attorney, remains in the House but elected not to hold the lead- ership role. By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE Capital Bureau SALEM — State Rep. Carl Wilson, a Republican of Grants Pass, was elected Monday to serve as House minority leader. Wilson has represented since 2015 a district that runs from the California border up to Grants Pass. He also served in the House from 1998 to 2003. A U.S. Navy veteran, Wilson had a career in radio as on-air tal- ent, a station manager and executive. He believes the Republi- can caucus of 22 represen- tatives will be “under a tre- mendous amount of stress” as it faces a much larger Democratic caucus. Democrats hold 38 seats in the House, and that could make it easier for them to pass measures that do not have bipartisan support, including tax increases. Wilson said Tues- day he’s equipped to lead the smaller caucus with a “steady hand.” “I don’t get very excit- able about a lot of things,” Wilson said. “I can cer- tainly be passionate about Courtesy Carl Wilson Rep. Carl Wilson on the House floor. things, but you know, in the legislative process, a steady hand, especially when you’re leading people, is an important thing.” He said the caucus hasn’t developed its prior- ities for the 2019 session and is still reeling from the results of the general elec- tion, where Democratic voters turned out in droves, expanding majorities in the Legislature. Wilson is already look- ing ahead to 2020 and said his party will be working to “remind Oregonians of what they could have had” if they had elected more Republicans. He hopes By JEFF MAPES Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s public employee unions joined forces Tues- day with Nike and a group of long-term care provid- ers to launch a new coalition aimed at pushing a major tax package through next year’s Legislature. Leaders of the Coalition for the Common Good said they want to work with leg- islators on new revenue for schools and other public ser- vices. And, unlike in previ- ous years, they don’t want to tie the negotiations to agree- ments on cutting costs of the state’s public pension system. “We want to bring a sole focus into revenue reform,” said James Carlson, presi- dent of the Oregon Health Care Association. “The real- ity is we can’t afford to waste another five years chasing a deal that may or may not hap- pen” on cutting government costs, he added. The state’s major public employee unions have repeat- edly led efforts — both on the ballot and in the Legislature — to gain big new revenue sources for schools and other state services. Forecast for Pendleton Area TODAY THURSDAY Rather cloudy Mostly cloudy 52° 37° 45° 38° SATURDAY Rain and drizzle in the morning SUNDAY Chilly with low clouds State Police trooper shot 12 times files $30M lawsuit Snow or fl urries possible 47° 33° 40° 32° 38° 27° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 46° 38° 51° 35° 46° 36° OREGON FORECAST 43° 28° ALMANAC Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. Seattle Olympia 51/41 47/35 49/30 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 53/37 Lewiston 52/42 55/36 Astoria 52/41 Pullman Yakima 46/35 50/40 52/35 Portland Hermiston 53/43 The Dalles 54/35 Salem Corvallis 52/39 Yesterday Normals Records La Grande 45/32 PRECIPITATION John Day Eugene Bend 52/41 47/29 47/34 Ontario 45/32 Caldwell Burns 48° 41° 45° 30° 68° (1949) 0° (1993) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Albany 53/41 0.02" 0.29" 1.06" 6.74" 8.67" 8.34" WINDS (in mph) 46/32 43/22 0.10" 0.49" 1.30" 8.64" 15.17" 11.29" through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. Pendleton 44/29 53/42 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date HERMISTON Enterprise 52/37 50/36 57° 49° 43° 30° 69° (1892) -11° (1896) PRECIPITATION Moses Lake 52/38 Aberdeen 44/34 44/34 Tacoma Yesterday Normals Records Spokane Wenatchee 54/44 They now see a big open- ing this year after Demo- cratic Gov. Kate Brown was re-elected and Democrats gained seats in both legislative chambers. They now have the three-fifths supermajority needed in the House and Sen- ate to pass tax increases, with- out any Republican votes. Melissa Unger, execu- tive director of Local 503 of the Service Employees Inter- national Union, said that the new coalition is looking for a “bold solution that gets us where we want to go … It’s really about investing in our state.” Nike started working with Brown earlier this year on tax policy. This summer, the For- tune 500 apparel company agreed to join the governor and the unions in opposing two conservative tax mea- sures on the ballot. At the same time, a union-backed group agreed not to proceed with a proposed ballot mea- sure that would require corpo- rations to disclose more infor- mation about their taxes and workforce. Nike signed the letter along with the five other founding members of the coalition to work for “[i]nvestments that Today 51/39 Thu. SW 4-8 SW 4-8 Boardman Pendleton Medford NNE 3-6 N 4-8 SUN AND MOON Klamath Falls 45/33 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today Last 7:12 a.m. 4:14 p.m. 10:22 p.m. 12:10 p.m. New First Full NATIONAL EXTREMES Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 83° in Key West, Fla. Low -12° in Gothic, Colo. Nov 29 Dec 6 Dec 15 Dec 22 NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY PORTLAND (AP) — An Oregon State Police trooper and his wife are suing Wash- ington County’s 911 Center over what they say was mishandling of a call that ended with him shot a dozen times. KOIN-TV reports Nic Cederberg and Hay- ley Shelton filed the federal lawsuit in Port- land on Monday. Cederberg’s lawsuit claims Washing- ton County dispatchers issued an “attempt to locate” bulletin for James Tylka on Dec. 25, 2016, but left out that Tylka had just fatally shot his wife and was armed and suicidal. The lawsuit says if he would have known he wouldn’t have chased Tylka’s vehicle down a dark, rural dead end road where Tylka rammed his patrol car and started a gun battle. Cederberg’s asking for about $20 million for pain and suffering while Shelton as his caregiver is seeking some $10 million. Washington County Consolidated Com- munications Agency Director Kelly Dutra said she couldn’t comment on pending litigation. Environmentalists sue over acidic ocean off Oregon coast PORTLAND (AP) — An environmen- tal group is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging that fossil fuel consumption has damaged Oregon’s marine waters by causing ocean acidification that’s killing off shellfish. A lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland by the Center for Biologi- cal Diversity alleges that the EPA has failed to identify and protect those marine waters in Oregon under the Clean Water Act. The lawsuit says increasing acid levels in the ocean strips seawater of calcium carbon- ate — a building block for marine creatures with shells. Oregon’s oyster farms first experienced large-scale die-offs from ocean acidification in 2005. Some Pacific Northwest hatcheries have lost 80 percent of their oyster larvae to prob- lems linked to acidification. EPA spokeswoman Suzanne Skadowski says the agency doesn’t comment on pend- ing litigation. Man who killed teen in belt robbing gets 19 years Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s 0s showers t-storms 10s rain 20s flurries 30s snow 40s ice 50s 60s cold front — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Copyright © 2018, EO Media Group can adequately fund strong schools and essential public services.” The letter also called for a “state where businesses can grow and thrive; where Ore- gon-based businesses are val- ued for the contribution they make to the local economy and their engagement with the community.” The other signers were the Oregon Education Associa- tion, SEIU Local 503, Ore- gon AFSCME Council 75, the Oregon Health Care Asso- ciation and the Russell Devel- opment Company. The lat- ter is a Portland-based firm headed by John Russell, who has frequently worked with Democrats. The letter didn’t specif- ically address whether the revenue discussions should exclude talks of cost control. Nike spokesman Greg Ros- siter said the company didn’t have any further comment for now beyond the letter. Unger said she welcomed additional business involve- ment in the tax discussions. At this point, the state’s major business groups have repeat- edly said they want any talk of revenue to also include cost controls. BRIEFLY FRIDAY PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 54° 35° Wednesday, November 28, 2018 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low PORTLAND (AP) — A young man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for kill- ing a 17-year-old boy while trying to rob him of his belt in a Portland park last year. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports 20-year-old Kole Jones pleaded guilty last week to manslaughter and attempted robbery. He also pleaded guilty to robbery from a dif- ferent incident in 2016. He was sentenced on Monday. 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Scott died after being shot in the head by Jones. Scott was a junior at a Vancouver, Washington, high school where he lived. Jones declined to say anything in court. Joe Calhoun, his attorney, said Jones never intended to shoot Scott and is sorry he killed him. Teen convicted of killing man on Fourth of July PASCO, Wash. (AP) — An 18-year-old was convicted of killing a Pasco man who had been on a grocery run before joining Fourth of July festivities. The Tri-City Herald reports Pedro Cade- nas was found guilty Monday of first-de- gree murder, second-degree unlawful gun possession and attempted vehicle theft in the July 4, 2017, death of Jorge Rodriguez. The murder charge includes the special allegation that Cadenas was armed with a gun when he killed Rodriguez. Cadenas, who already has a felony record, is facing 28 years and five months to just more than 36 years in prison. Five years of that will be mandatory and served before he does the rest of the time. Defense attorneys Shelley Ajax and Daniel Stovern told the Herald they did not want to discuss the verdicts. Country Crossings Music Festival canceled CENTRAL POINT (AP) — Officials say a country music festival in Oregon has been canceled. The Mail Tribune reports a spokesperson for Willamette Country Music Concerts con- firmed Monday that the 2019 Country Cross- ings Music Festival had been canceled and will not return. The spokesperson wrote in an email that “we ultimately determined that the festival team would not be able to deliver the quality experience our Country Crossings community expects of this event in 2019.” A company spokesperson says all tickets sold for 2019 will be refunded. The festival, which debuted at the Jackson County Expo in July 2017, had been on life support since former president and event man- ager Anne Hankins left in late summer, title sponsor Bi-Mart pulled its support in early fall, and contractors and vendors were left unpaid. 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