A12 The BulleTin • Thursday, april 8, 2021
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TODAY
FRIDAY
TONIGHT
HIGH
51°
LOW
26°
Cooler with sunshine and
some clouds
Partly sunny, pleasant and
warmer
ALMANAC
MONDAY
57°
24°
Cooler with some sun
TUESDAY
59°
27°
Mostly sunny and milder
Mostly sunny
Yesterday Normal
Record
66°
55° 77° in 1996
34°
30° 13° in 1908
PRECIPITATION
24 hours through 5 p.m. yesterday
0.00"
Record
0.45" in 1960
Month to date (normal)
0.00" (0.17")
Year to date (normal)
1.18" (3.52")
Barometric pressure at 4 p.m.
29.99"
SUN, MOON AND PLANETS
Today
Fri.
6:34am/7:41pm 6:32am/7:42pm
5:38am/4:22pm 6:01am/5:26pm
6:21am/6:40pm 6:21am/6:47pm
6:48am/7:55pm 6:46am/7:58pm
9:29am/1:07am 9:28am/1:06am
4:37am/2:53pm 4:34am/2:50pm
4:04am/1:47pm 4:00am/1:43pm
7:24am/9:25pm 7:20am/9:21pm
First
Full
Last
Apr 11
Apr 19
Apr 26
May 3
Tonight's sky: Above the eastern horizon
before sunrise are the stars Vega, Deneb and
Altair of the Summer Triangle.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
UV INDEX TODAY
10 a.m.
Noon
2 p.m.
4 p.m.
2
5
6
3
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index ™ number,
the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low,
3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.
ROAD CONDITONS
For web cameras of our passes, go to
www.bendbulletin.com/webcams
I-84 at Cabbage Hill: Rain and drizzle in the
morning, then turning partly sunny.
US 20 at Santiam Pass: Clouds and a morn-
ing snow shower then some afternoon sun.
US 26 at Gov't Camp: Clouds and a morning
fl urry, then some afternoon sunshine.
US 26 at Ochoco Divide: Clouds and sun
today. Fair and cold tonight.
ORE 58 at Willamette Pass: A rain or snow
shower in the morning, then partly sunny in
the afternoon.
ORE 138 at Diamond Lake: Clouds and a
morning fl urry, then some afternoon sunshine.
SKI REPORT
EAST: Clouds and
sun, breezy and
cooler Thursday; a few
showers in the north.
Fair and cold at night.
Seaside
51/34
Cannon Beach
50/34
Hood
River
NATIONAL WEATHER
0s
10s
20s
30s
40s
50s
60s
70s
80s
90s
100s
110s
NATIONAL
EXTREMES
YESTERDAY (for the
Base
80-80
0-95
53-70
97-112
0-222
66-91
0-189
0-45
48-69
55-90
0-105
45-58
42-71
T-storms
Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
Rain
Showers
Snow
Flurries
Ice
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Cold Front
Source: OnTheSnow.com
Cruises
Continued from A11
American Queen is back in
business with two boats-the
American Countess and the
smaller, 166-passenger Amer-
ican Duchess-both operating
since mid-March with reduced
capacity to allow for social dis-
tancing and comply with the
250-person limit. Its competi-
tor American Cruise Lines also
returned to the Mississippi on
March 21, and plans to have
three boats on the river in April.
These include a new, modern,
190-passenger riverboat and
two small paddle-wheelers. All
will sail at limited capacity, with
a vaccine required for depar-
tures through April 30. After
that, the company plans to only
require negative PCR tests.
If the CDC allows it, Wag-
goner hopes to add the opulent
American Queen, the world’s
largest paddleboat — which can
carry more than 420 passen-
gers — by the end of May. All
three vessels sail the Mississippi
and some tributaries: the Ohio,
Cumberland, and Tennessee
rivers. A fourth riverboat may
soon traverse the Columbia and
Snake rivers in Washington and
Oregon, following the route of
19th-century explorers Lewis
and Clark, pending negotia-
tions with those state govern-
ments.
Waggoner said the numbers
at American Queen Steamboat
are running ahead of 2019 lev-
els. The company saw signifi-
cant upticks in January, on the
heels of the U.S. vaccine rollout,
and again in February, when it
announced a requirement that
guests, crew, and even bus driv-
Nike
Continued from A11
Two of them are enormous — a
1-million-square-foot office build-
ing named after tennis star Serena
Williams and a 450,000-square-foot
merchandising center. A large park-
ing structure and a new fitness center
rounded out the project.
Nike declined to address whether
the claims by its contractors are valid.
“A project of this size and scope in-
volves complexity,” the company said
in a statement. ”We are committed to
seeing through the successful comple-
tion of our expansion. But as we have
Prescriptions
Continued from A11
Maryland was the first —
and so far only — state to pass
a comparable version of the
pricing board law, although it
only covered public employers
and the board must get per-
mission from legislative leaders
on any payment limit, accord-
ing to the health news organi-
zation Stat. The board’s price
control authority takes effect
in 2022.
In Maryland, the push to
control drug prices got a boost
from a billionaire Texas cou-
ple, John and Laura Arnold,
through their funding of
Today
Hi/Lo/W
86/63/s
80/56/t
70/47/pc
77/47/s
23/5/sn
74/63/t
57/47/s
91/65/s
68/50/pc
61/32/sh
80/60/t
69/37/pc
53/30/s
55/45/pc
61/44/pc
80/55/pc
69/49/pc
59/42/c
83/61/pc
81/59/pc
76/57/t
63/30/s
65/50/sh
67/52/t
81/57/t
69/39/s
52/44/sh
83/60/pc
75/63/t
75/53/t
66/39/c
88/71/pc
85/65/pc
68/53/t
68/37/s
55/46/c
74/54/t
46/43/r
88/62/s
10/-19/c
48/38/r
67/31/s
73/51/t
63/47/sh
79/58/t
71/50/pc
70/44/pc
50/28/pc
80/68/pc
87/69/pc
78/57/c
66/51/t
82/63/c
84/59/pc
Amsterdam
Athens
Auckland
Baghdad
Bangkok
Beijing
Beirut
Berlin
Bogota
Budapest
Buenos Aires
Cabo San Lucas
Cairo
Calgary
Cancun
Dublin
Edinburgh
Geneva
Harare
Hong Kong
Istanbul
Jerusalem
Johannesburg
Lima
Lisbon
London
Madrid
Manila
48/42/c
63/45/pc
72/61/pc
94/66/pc
92/78/sh
67/44/pc
72/58/s
46/36/sh
66/50/c
48/24/sh
80/70/pc
86/68/s
83/56/s
41/25/sn
87/77/pc
49/35/c
50/32/c
56/32/s
79/54/c
78/68/c
51/39/r
70/55/s
73/54/pc
75/67/c
69/56/t
52/40/c
66/46/t
93/78/s
Friday
Hi/Lo/W
91/49/s
76/56/t
68/48/pc
72/41/s
17/4/s
76/61/t
55/51/c
91/61/t
59/52/c
55/37/s
79/63/t
54/23/c
62/38/s
60/48/pc
56/46/pc
71/53/sh
72/51/pc
62/36/pc
79/62/c
78/60/t
79/61/t
45/27/pc
61/48/c
76/59/pc
77/56/pc
55/31/s
76/49/pc
80/60/t
76/61/t
76/57/pc
69/43/pc
88/69/pc
86/55/t
74/58/c
52/31/s
62/45/pc
72/52/t
52/40/r
85/53/s
7/-23/pc
49/30/c
67/29/s
63/47/c
55/47/r
73/57/t
59/51/sh
69/48/pc
60/35/pc
81/66/s
86/68/c
79/62/t
74/56/c
83/65/t
83/63/c
45/32/1.56
73/54/0.00
68/59/0.03
93/63/0.00
91/79/0.02
70/45/0.00
77/66/0.00
44/32/0.11
66/52/0.04
47/23/0.22
81/72/0.00
82/64/0.00
92/68/0.00
61/32/0.00
84/77/0.00
46/32/0.14
44/29/0.00
43/32/0.03
77/57/0.00
78/71/0.00
66/52/0.00
78/64/0.00
66/54/0.04
80/68/0.00
72/52/0.00
44/28/0.00
68/41/0.00
90/76/0.00
51/39/sh
59/44/s
71/64/c
98/65/pc
94/79/pc
66/42/pc
68/55/t
54/38/c
63/50/c
59/37/s
74/68/r
86/65/s
77/52/s
51/27/pc
87/78/pc
45/28/sh
46/25/sh
62/42/c
79/55/s
74/69/r
51/39/pc
63/50/s
76/56/s
75/67/pc
66/56/t
53/39/sh
60/47/t
93/79/pc
A midday passage through The
Dalles Dam has SS Legacy pas-
sengers on deck to watch as their
vessel is elevated by a navigation
lock to continue up the Columbia
River in 2016.
Barb Gonzalez/for The Bulletin, file
ers be vaccinated for sailings,
starting in July, he said. “We’re
excited with our sales momen-
tum.”
For trips before July, guests
done throughout this project, we will
refrain from sharing details related to
costs and contracts.”
“We’re excited to create an environ-
ment that fosters creativity and collab-
oration among our teammates and an
expanded campus footprint that cel-
ebrates the magic of sport,” the com-
pany added.
The buildings have sat mostly
empty since their completion due to
the COVID-19 pandemic. Like most
companies, Nike sent its workers
home and tried to adjust to a virtual
workplace last spring when the virus
first hit Oregon.
Nike has never divulged the full
health reform advocacy, Stat
reported. The Arnolds are also
lending financial support to
the Oregon proposal, accord-
ing to registered lobbyist and
former state House speaker
Dave Hunt. Hunt represents a
coalition of public employee
unions, health insurance and
health care companies, AARP
Oregon and OSPIRG.
Oregon lawmakers’ proposal
for the price control board
comes three years after legis-
lators passed a landmark drug
price transparency law. Pru-
sak said Senate Bill 844 is the
logical next step. If the plan
passes, “somebody can actually
control the cost if the increase
Yesterday
City
Hi/Lo/Prec.
Abilene
78/54/0.00
Akron
82/56/0.00
Albany
67/34/0.00
Albuquerque
70/42/0.00
Anchorage
30/14/0.00
Atlanta
81/57/0.00
Atlantic City
65/49/0.08
Austin
85/69/Tr
Baltimore
78/48/0.00
Billings
64/36/0.00
Birmingham
82/59/0.00
Bismarck
63/26/0.00
Boise
71/40/0.00
Boston
58/46/0.00
Bridgeport, CT 64/41/0.00
Buffalo
73/45/0.02
Burlington, VT
63/41/0.00
Caribou, ME
61/44/0.00
Charleston, SC 85/56/0.00
Charlotte
86/47/0.00
Chattanooga
82/52/0.00
Cheyenne
55/31/Tr
Chicago
82/60/Tr
Cincinnati
81/54/0.00
Cleveland
79/57/0.00
Colorado Springs 62/32/Tr
Columbia, MO
69/62/1.16
Columbia, SC
86/54/0.00
Columbus, GA
80/51/0.00
Columbus, OH
81/53/0.00
Concord, NH
67/30/0.00
Corpus Christi
82/71/Tr
Dallas
80/62/0.00
Dayton
81/60/0.00
Denver
62/33/0.00
Des Moines
75/63/1.30
Detroit
81/53/0.00
Duluth
44/42/0.44
El Paso
83/53/0.00
Fairbanks
19/14/0.00
Fargo
50/43/0.35
Flagstaff
68/23/0.00
Grand Rapids
80/56/Tr
Green Bay
76/46/0.02
Greensboro
83/51/0.00
Harrisburg
75/51/0.00
Hartford, CT
71/38/0.00
Helena
69/31/0.00
Honolulu
80/68/0.02
Houston
84/72/Tr
Huntsville
80/56/0.00
Indianapolis
79/57/0.23
Jackson, MS
82/60/0.10
Jacksonville
83/49/0.00
City
Juneau
Kansas City
Lansing
Las Vegas
Lexington
Lincoln
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Louisville
Madison, WI
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Nashville
New Orleans
New York City
Newark, NJ
Norfolk, VA
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Orlando
Palm Springs
Peoria
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland, ME
Providence
Raleigh
Rapid City
Reno
Richmond
Rochester, NY
Sacramento
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
Santa Fe
Savannah
Seattle
Sioux Falls
Spokane
Springfi eld, MO
Tampa
Tucson
Tulsa
Washington, DC
Wichita
Yakima
Yuma
Yesterday
Hi/Lo/Prec.
38/30/0.06
65/58/0.56
80/54/0.00
87/56/0.00
79/55/0.00
50/47/0.06
71/64/0.34
73/55/0.00
83/59/0.37
78/55/Tr
78/67/0.79
81/62/0.00
75/56/0.29
74/55/0.46
82/58/0.00
81/67/0.00
72/51/0.00
71/49/Tr
78/52/0.00
69/48/Tr
53/50/0.54
82/56/0.00
97/63/0.00
75/59/0.03
70/50/Tr
92/62/0.00
81/54/0.00
60/37/0.00
64/39/0.00
86/50/0.00
58/32/0.18
70/37/0.00
84/47/0.00
66/48/Tr
71/46/0.00
77/66/0.64
64/37/0.00
94/71/0.00
73/56/0.00
59/50/0.00
62/50/0.00
70/30/0.00
83/53/0.00
48/42/0.04
52/46/0.62
55/38/0.00
70/63/0.83
82/63/0.00
88/55/0.00
71/54/0.03
83/53/0.00
50/46/0.02
58/31/0.00
96/64/0.00
Today
Hi/Lo/W
37/34/sn
53/42/sh
73/52/t
86/61/s
69/52/t
54/38/sh
75/55/pc
77/56/s
72/54/t
63/47/sh
73/59/pc
82/68/s
59/47/sh
63/49/sh
74/55/pc
82/70/t
67/47/s
66/47/s
66/55/pc
78/53/s
50/42/r
86/60/s
96/66/s
57/47/sh
70/48/pc
92/65/s
79/53/t
57/43/pc
62/42/pc
79/59/t
68/35/s
69/37/s
70/52/pc
77/54/pc
74/45/s
57/50/sh
65/34/s
94/65/pc
70/56/pc
60/50/pc
66/46/pc
74/37/pc
83/59/pc
54/37/pc
50/41/r
51/30/s
64/50/r
81/66/s
90/59/pc
77/54/s
69/51/pc
74/45/pc
58/28/s
96/61/s
Friday
Hi/Lo/W
39/27/c
73/46/s
68/50/c
82/59/s
77/58/pc
68/43/pc
74/58/t
76/55/pc
82/60/pc
56/45/sh
79/61/s
83/71/s
57/46/c
55/42/r
82/60/t
83/72/t
61/48/c
60/49/c
68/57/c
75/43/t
66/43/pc
87/63/pc
96/66/pc
66/48/c
60/51/c
93/63/s
75/54/t
59/44/pc
64/45/pc
77/60/t
50/25/pc
71/39/s
67/54/c
68/50/sh
74/43/s
79/54/pc
56/39/s
94/65/pc
70/56/pc
59/49/pc
64/44/pc
71/33/s
78/62/sh
51/38/c
59/36/pc
53/34/c
75/47/pc
84/68/s
89/58/s
77/45/t
61/54/c
72/41/pc
62/37/c
95/57/pc
102/74/0.00
76/50/0.04
61/41/0.00
50/35/0.15
79/61/0.00
78/58/0.00
97/75/0.00
67/48/0.00
45/32/0.00
64/36/0.00
48/30/0.00
81/72/0.04
55/37/0.00
79/49/0.00
75/64/0.00
48/34/0.04
68/41/0.00
63/49/0.33
90/79/0.00
46/32/0.06
75/65/0.32
75/61/0.00
83/64/0.00
63/48/0.00
63/43/0.00
47/45/0.14
40/32/0.12
39/28/0.19
101/69/s
78/56/pc
66/44/pc
43/33/r
80/60/t
80/67/s
94/67/pc
66/45/pc
43/36/r
68/45/pc
54/37/s
82/71/s
56/34/s
71/46/s
78/61/s
40/31/pc
66/40/s
67/47/pc
87/76/t
45/34/s
75/63/sh
79/64/c
71/60/pc
60/49/pc
66/51/pc
50/39/pc
48/29/c
45/31/sn
100/71/s
79/55/pc
70/48/s
48/35/pc
81/61/t
81/70/s
96/69/pc
59/40/c
46/29/sn
69/48/pc
63/48/c
83/71/s
60/47/pc
73/43/s
81/61/s
44/37/r
66/43/s
66/49/s
90/77/t
47/33/c
81/62/pc
66/65/r
70/62/pc
59/44/sh
63/48/sh
47/38/r
62/35/pc
52/37/c
INTERNATIONAL
48 contiguous states)
National high: 100°
at Zapata, TX
National low: 14°
at Alamosa, CO
Precipitation: 1.72"
at Alexandria, MN
In inches as of 5 p.m. yesterday
Ski resort
New snow
Anthony Lakes Mtn
0
Hoodoo Ski Area
0
Mt. Ashland
0
Mt. Bachelor
0
Mt. Hood Meadows
0
Mt. Hood Ski Bowl
0
Timberline Lodge
0
Willamette Pass
0
Aspen / Snowmass, CO
1
Mammoth Mtn. Ski, CA
0
Squaw Valley, CA
0
Park City Mountain, UT
0
Sun Valley, ID
0
Plenty of sunshine
NATIONAL
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City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
City
Hi/Lo/Prec. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W
Astoria
49/42/0.08 50/34/pc 50/38/c
La Grande
66/33/0.00 46/24/pc 64/35/pc
Portland
52/42/0.01 56/36/pc 60/41/c
Baker City
69/17/0.00 50/21/pc 63/29/pc
La Pine
63/23/0.00 48/23/pc 59/28/pc
Prineville
64/23/0.00 53/22/pc 59/33/pc
Brookings
51/44/0.00 55/39/c 52/39/s
Medford
70/38/0.00 61/35/c 67/37/s
Redmond
68/24/0.00 52/20/pc 65/29/pc
Newport
50/37/0.01 49/33/pc 49/39/c
Roseburg
57/41/0.00 58/32/c 62/38/s
Burns
69/19/0.00 52/18/s 65/29/s
Eugene
54/41/0.00 56/31/pc 59/39/pc
North Bend
54/45/Tr
52/36/pc 52/41/pc
Salem
51/36/0.00 55/32/pc 58/39/c
Klamath Falls
64/25/0.00 56/22/pc 65/29/pc
Ontario
74/29/0.00 58/27/pc 65/34/s
Sisters
61/27/0.00 51/22/pc 63/33/pc
Lakeview
65/21/Tr
56/23/pc 66/28/s
Pendleton
65/37/0.00 53/28/pc 63/38/c
The Dalles
56/38/Tr
56/32/pc 61/41/pc
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice, Tr-trace, Yesterday data as of 5 p.m. yesterday
-0s
67°
29°
TRAVEL WEATHER
Umatilla
59/29
Rufus
Hermiston
51/31
58/29
55/33
Arlington
Hillsboro Portland
Meacham Lostine
58/32
56/30 56/36
44/22
Wasco
43/19 Enterprise
Pendleton
The Dalles
CENTRAL: A shower
Tillamook
42/19
52/31
53/28
Sandy
56/32
McMinnville
or two early Thursday, 50/30
Joseph
Heppner
La
Grande
53/32
Maupin
Government
55/33
then clouds giving way
46/24
41/20
Camp
52/29 Condon 49/30
Union
Lincoln City
to sun, breezy and
48/28
40/21
47/23
Salem
48/35
Spray
cooler. Fair and cold
Granite
Warm Springs
55/32
Madras
53/26
Albany
40/18
at night.
Newport
Baker City
53/24
54/25
Mitchell
49/33
52/30
50/21
WEST: A morning
Camp Sherman
49/28
Redmond
Corvallis
John
Yachats
Unity
shower, then partly
49/23
52/20
52/32
Day
Prineville
46/20
sunny and cool Thurs- 48/36
Ontario
Sisters
53/22
Paulina
49/27
58/27
day. Mostly clear and
Florence
Eugene 51/22
Bend Brothers 49/22
Vale
chilly Thursday night. 51/35
56/31
51/26
47/22
Sunriver
58/27
Nyssa
49/24
Hampton
Cottage
La Pine
58/26
Juntura
Oakridge
Grove
48/23
49/23
OREGON EXTREMES Coos Bay
Burns
55/23
51/31
55/32
Fort
Rock
51/34
52/18
Riley
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are required to take a PCR test
during a one-night pre-cruise
hotel stay that’s included in the
price of eight-night sailings
that start at $2,000 per person.
price tag. But in its lien filed on Feb.
23 with the Washington County Re-
corder’s Office, Hoffman revealed its
original contract was for $433 million.
Nike has already paid $410 million
to Hoffman, the documents indicate.
But the contractor insists it is owed
another $48 million.
The new structures were not your
standard concrete tilt-up suburban
office buildings. They are full of wild
angles, vibrant color and unusual
shapes. Architecture critics may love
the daring look, but they proved chal-
lenging to build.
Construction liens are not unusual.
As a project proceeds, clients often
decide to make changes or various
problems can arise that lead to delay
and unexpected cost. In such cases,
the parties have to negotiate whether
subcontractors should be paid more
or held to the initial contract.
If the two sides can’t come to an
agreement, contractors can file a con-
struction lien against their client’s
property. A construction lien can
pressure the property owner because
it creates uncertainty that makes sell-
ing or refinancing a property difficult
to impossible.
But to have claims this large from
this array of contractors is definitely
uncommon.
Oregon lawmakers’ proposal for the price control board
comes three years after legislators passed a landmark drug
price transparency law. Rep. Rachel Prusak, a Democrat
from West Linn, said Senate Bill 844 is the logical next step.
isn’t warranted,” Prusak said.
“If (drug makers) can present
their case that it’s warranted,
I can’t imagine there’s a prob-
lem.”
Drug price data collected
thus far by the state illustrates
some of the limits of how
much that approach has af-
fected costs.
In 2018, the Legislature
passed with strong bipartisan
support a law that requires
Waggoner said he expects most
passengers, a demographic that
tends to be age 65 and up, will
have already been vaccinated.
Shots were a big factor in the
company’s decision to get back
on the river.
“We’re like a family busi-
ness,” Waggoner said. “I had to
ask myself: When am I com-
fortable? When would my wife
be comfortable? Our family is
rushing to get the vaccine and
start cruising again.”
Ports such as Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, and Natchez, Mis-
sissippi, have been anxious for
drug companies to report to
the state any net annual price
increase of 10% for prescrip-
tion drugs that cost more than
$100 a month. There is also a
reporting requirement for new
drugs that cost more than $670
a month. And under a second
drug price reporting law the
Legislature passed in 2019,
companies must notify the
state 60 days in advance if they
expect annual price increases
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the riverboats to get back in
business. About 30,000 peo-
ple sailed the Mississippi and
its tributaries with American
Queen Steamboat Co. in 2019
for an estimated impact of
around $40 million in key river
markets. To show Louisiana’s
support, Lt, Gov. Billy Nung-
esser was among the dignitaries
attending the christening of the
American Countess on March
21.
During the pandemic, Amer-
ican Queen Steamboat Co. laid
off some 700 employees, Wag-
goner said. About a third have
been hired back, a number that
will increase as more ships re-
sume cruising.
“A lot of people have been
waiting for us to turn on the
‘We’re Open’ sign,” he said.
“Right now we’re about where
we should be.”
Hoffman was the general contrac-
tor on this job, meaning it managed
all the other subcontractors.
The Portland firm’s long partner-
ship with Nike has helped it become
the largest construction company
based in the Northwest.
Hoffman officials said they couldn’t
talk about the matter at this time.
Other companies to file construc-
tion liens on Nike since the first of
the year include: Culver Glass, $7.7
million; Performance Contracting,
$13.4 million; Siemens, $4.2 million;
Western States Fire Protection Co.,
$1.78 million; and Dynalectric, $13.2
million.
of at least 10% or $10,000 for
brand name drugs and at least
25% or $300 for generic phar-
maceuticals.
Proponents of the 2018
law described it as a first step
to understand what drives
increases in prescription
drug prices. State regulators
summed up the first two years
of drug pricing data in annual
reports which contain some
interesting findings. The phar-
maceutical industry has sued
in federal court to overturn the
laws, but in the meantime they
remain in effect.
In 2020, “drug manufactur-
ers submitted 70% fewer price
increase reports to the state”
than in 2019, according to the
Department of Consumer and
Business Services. “The rea-
sons for this trend are unclear
… One explanation suggested
by the data is that manufac-
turers are spreading price in-
creases more widely across
their portfolio of drugs to
avoid triggering transparency
requirements.”
Pharmaceutical makers in-
creased prices in 2020 on drugs
that had been profitable in
2019, the state found. There
was an average 2019 profit mar-
gin of 19% for drugs with 2020
price increases high enough to
trigger reporting requirements,
according to the state.