May 28, 2015 eClips

Oregon moves toward one-stop shopping for medical and recreational marijuana sales
Fewer than a quarter of Oregon community college students complete degrees, audit says
High-ranking state official leaked thousands of John Kitzhaber’s personal emails
Lawmakers vote to double prosecution time in rape cases, but advocates aren’t happy
$2.5 million available for Oregon farmers, ranchers, foresters in drought-stricken counties
Put some bite into ethics commission findings — Opinion
Study: Oregon drivers among nation’s slowest and that’s probably a good thing
Bill to limit medical marijuana growers gets strong 29-1 vote in Oregon Senate
Free state park camping, free fishing days coming next weekend
Feds start killing off cormorants to protect migrating salmon
Law sees ‘vaping’ same as smoking
Statute of limitations on rape could be doubled
Grandparents’ rights bill goes to governor
Panel approves over-the-counter birth control
Hungry bear cub who befriended campers is likely headed to zoo
Crowds overwhelming Smith Rock State Park
Preservation Month Fair is Thursday at Capitol
Tillamook creamery fined $56,500 over wastewater
Pumpin’ your own gas in the boonies of Orygun — Guest Opinion
Obama expands Clean Water Act, more Oregon streams protected
Oregon cannabis feud pits marijuana growers against hemp farmers
Lane County unemployment rate falls to seven-year low
A dubious Medicaid fix — Opinion
Forest Service is slow to change, but must embrace climate role — Guest Opinion
Ore. agency fines Tillamook County Creamery Assoc. $56,500; alleges wastewater violations
DAS wants $16.9 million to beef up cyber security, project management
Senators put hold on fish panel reappointees
Lottery works to upgrade video games
License issue could leave Oregonians grounded
Lawmakers put heads together on transportation funding
Senate backs limits on medical marijuana businesses
Bend, Eugene Postal Plants Will Remain Open For Now
Oregon Home Prices Increase 6.4 Percent
Oregonians Some Of The Slowest On America’s Roadways– Blog
Oregon Hospitals Roll Out Comparison Shopping Site For Patients
Oregon Education Board On The Way Out, Policy Priorities Remain
Oregon Home Prices Increase 6.4 Percent
Northwest farmers wary about Obamas expected water rule
Tests confirm blackleg in Umatilla County canola
Spring chinook fishing opens Thursday above Bonneville Dam
Editorial: On mascot issue, state board spurns legislative intent — Opinion
Banning tribal-themed mascots will likely do little — Opinion
Lawmakers working to fix Oregons broken hemp law
Nearly 1 in 5 in Deschutes County use SNAP
An uptick in truck traffic on U.S. Highway 97
Jail funding: What do the voters want?
Nike campus expansion expected to surpass $150M
Oregon Democrats make late push for paid sick leave bill
Hundreds of Oregonians protest proposed LNG pipelines
Eco Zoned
Central Oregon has State’s Largest Over-the-Year Job Gains– Blog
Lawmakers Revive Plan to Let Oregonians Expunge Past Marijuana Convictions– Blog
Congrats Class of 2015 You Probably Can’t Afford to Live Here– Blog
Kitzhaber whistle blower says he’d do it again
12-month birth control bill advances out of Senate panel
Oregon leads nation in farm to school programs
New K-9 Officers Won’t Detect Marijuana
Oregon’s two-year firefighting tab: $200 million
C.O. forest visitors warned: Beware of pot grows
Oregon Senate backs Newberry geothermal lab
Deschutes DA: Recreational pot legal soon – but with rules
Better and Cheaper Medicaid
Line in the sand

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OREGON MOVES TOWARD ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA SALES

(Portland Oregonian)Oregon liquor control officials on Wednesday presented a plan for allowing retailers to sell both medical and recreational marijuana — and it seemed to win support from key legislators.
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FEWER THAN A QUARTER OF OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS COMPLETE DEGREES, AUDIT SAYS

(Portland Oregonian)Only 24 percent of Oregon community college students reviewed in a state audit released Wednesday received an associate’s degree or certificate within seven years.
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HIGH-RANKING STATE OFFICIAL LEAKED THOUSANDS OF JOHN KITZHABER’S PERSONAL EMAILS

(Portland Oregonian)One of the remaining questions from the controversy surrounding John Kitzhaber was answered Wednesday when a high-ranking state official admitted leaking thousands of the former governor’s personal emails.
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LAWMAKERS VOTE TO DOUBLE PROSECUTION TIME IN RAPE CASES, BUT ADVOCATES AREN’T HAPPY

(Portland Oregonian)A Senate panel on Wednesday voted to double the time frame in which authorities can prosecute rape cases, despite protests from survivors that it should be longer.
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$2.5 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR OREGON FARMERS, RANCHERS, FORESTERS IN DROUGHT-STRICKEN COUNTIES

(Portland Oregonian)Farmers, ranchers and foresters in Oregon can now apply for federal funding to upgrade equipment and deploy new techniques to conserve water.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is allocating $2.5 million out of $21 million to Oregon for people who rely on agriculture and forests for a living in drought-stricken counties.
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PUT SOME BITE INTO ETHICS COMMISSION FINDINGS — OPINION

(Portland Oregonian)Since 2008, the median fine levied by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission, watchdog and keeper of honorable behavior by public officials, has been $75 well shy of the going citation rate for, say, rolling through a stop sign. Sound too low to be true?
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STUDY: OREGON DRIVERS AMONG NATION’S SLOWEST AND THAT’S PROBABLY A GOOD THING

(Portland Oregonian)A few years ago, a Yelp user going by “Cindy I.” had enough with slow drivers in Portland and Beaverton. “Why so many?” she asked.
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BILL TO LIMIT MEDICAL MARIJUANA GROWERS GETS STRONG 29-1 VOTE IN OREGON SENATE

(Portland Oregonian)The Oregon Senate delivered a powerful message in support of tightening regulation on medical marijuana Wednesday by voting 29-1 for a bill aimed at curbing diversions to the black market.
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FREE STATE PARK CAMPING, FREE FISHING DAYS COMING NEXT WEEKEND

(Portland Oregonian)State parks throughout Oregon next weekend will celebrate the annual State Parks Day and Free Fishing Weekend, June 6-7.
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FEDS START KILLING OFF CORMORANTS TO PROTECT MIGRATING SALMON

(Portland Oregonian)Armed with rifles equipped with silencers, government hunters have started shooting seabirds on an uninhabited island at the mouth of the Columbia River, to reduce their consumption of juvenile salmon migrating to the ocean.
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LAW SEES ‘VAPING’ SAME AS SMOKING

(Salem Statesman Journal)Oregon has begun regulating electronic cigarettes in ways similar to tobacco cigarettes, banning sales to minors and the use of the devices in indoor public spaces and workplaces.

But some people who use e-cigarettes say the new law, signed by Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday, is an overreach.
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STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON RAPE COULD BE DOUBLED

(Salem Statesman Journal)An Oregon Senate panel advanced legislation Wednesday that would expand the length of time rape or sexual assault victims have to seek charges against their abusers, doubling it from six to 12 years.
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GRANDPARENTS’ RIGHTS BILL GOES TO GOVERNOR

(Salem Statesman Journal)Coos Bay resident Gail Harris says she hasn’t seen her two grandchildren in more than two years because of an outdated state law.

But this week she’s hopeful she might get a chance to see her daughter’s children, who were younger than 5 when she last hugged them and they were taken into custody of the state Department of Human Services.
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PANEL APPROVES OVER-THE-COUNTER BIRTH CONTROL

(Salem Statesman Journal)Rep. Knute Buehler’s measure that would make birth control pills available at pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription was passed unanimously by the House Rules Committee on Wednesday.
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HUNGRY BEAR CUB WHO BEFRIENDED CAMPERS IS LIKELY HEADED TO ZOO

(Salem Statesman Journal)A malnourished bear cub that was picked up by Oregon State Police last weekend is likely headed to a zoo, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials said Wednesday.
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CROWDS OVERWHELMING SMITH ROCK STATE PARK

(Salem Statesman Journal)Smith Rock State Park has long been among Oregon’s most iconic destinations, with reddish-orange cliffs that lure rock climbers from around the globe and scenic trails that beckon to hikers, bikers and photographers.
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PRESERVATION MONTH FAIR IS THURSDAY AT CAPITOL

(Salem Statesman Journal)Twenty-eight heritage organizations will offer exhibits Thursday, May 28, during the seventh annual Preservation Month Fair at the state Capitol.

The fair is being hosted by the Heritage Programs division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
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TILLAMOOK CREAMERY FINED $56,500 OVER WASTEWATER

(Salem Statesman Journal)Oregon officials say they’re fining the Tillamook County Creamery Association more than $56,500, alleging wastewater violations at its dairy products
processing facility in Tillamook.
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PUMPIN’ YOUR OWN GAS IN THE BOONIES OF ORYGUN — GUEST OPINION

(Salem Statesman Journal)You know those T-shirts that say “Keep Oregon weird”? They should include a drawing of a hippie it’s always a hippie, right? merrily pumping his or her own gas into a VW microbus.
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OBAMA EXPANDS CLEAN WATER ACT, MORE OREGON STREAMS PROTECTED

(Salem Statesman Journal)The Obama administration has closed a loophole in the Clean Water Act that left more than half of Oregons streams and millions of acres of its wetlands
unprotected from pollution and development.
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OREGON CANNABIS FEUD PITS MARIJUANA GROWERS AGAINST HEMP FARMERS

(Eugene Register-Guard)-Marijuana advocates fear cross-pollination with low-THC hemp, and state legislators take up the issue-

Marijuana growers worry that Oregons emerging hemp industry could take the buzz out of their recreational and medicinal weed.

Some lawmakers hope to clamp down on the states embryonic industrial hemp crop amid concerns that through cross-pollination hemp could harm outdoor medical marijuana grows, particularly in Southern Oregon.
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LANE COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO SEVEN-YEAR LOW

(Eugene Register-Guard)A surge in retail, restaurant and hotel hiring pushed Lane Countys unemployment rate down to 5.5 percent in April, the lowest rate in seven years.

Private-sector employers added 900 positions county-wide last month, according to figures released Wednesday by the state Employment Department. Those gains helped offset a loss of 500 state and local education jobs in April.

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A DUBIOUS MEDICAID FIX — OPINION

(Eugene Register-Guard)-Bill would force doctors to accept patients-

Lane Countys Medicaid population has increased by two-thirds since the Affordable Care Act took effect, and its not surprising to find that the local health care system has had trouble absorbing the wave of new patients. The trouble arises for several reasons in addition to sheer volume, but the Legislature is looking at a single solution, and its a heavy-handed one: House Bill 3300 would get primary care physicians to increase their Medicaid caseloads by using another set of patients as both carrot and stick.
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FOREST SERVICE IS SLOW TO CHANGE, BUT MUST EMBRACE CLIMATE ROLE — GUEST OPINION

(Eugene Register-Guard)I first met Jim Furnish in the early 1990s, when he was the supervisor of the Siuslaw National Forest, and I work with him on a project now, so I was keenly interested in reading his new book, Toward a Natural Forest: The Forest Service in Transition. It offers powerful lessons about how myopia and denial can lead to tragedy. His story also has important implications for our nations ability to address climate change.
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ORE. AGENCY FINES TILLAMOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSOC. $56,500; ALLEGES WASTEWATER VIOLATIONS

(Eugene Register-Guard)Oregon officials say they’re fining the Tillamook County Creamery Association more than $56,500, alleging wastewater violations at its dairy products processing facility in Tillamook.
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DAS WANTS $16.9 MILLION TO BEEF UP CYBER SECURITY, PROJECT MANAGEMENT

(Portland Tribune)-Request includes funds to hire 12 to manage IT projects-

Oregons administrative agency wants lawmakers to spend roughly $16.9 million over the next two years to upgrade computer systems and hire 24 new IT employees.

Officials at the Department of Administrative Services want to improve management of major IT projects and state cybersecurity, after several high-profile project failures and data breaches.
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SENATORS PUT HOLD ON FISH PANEL REAPPOINTEES

(Portland Tribune)-Buckmaster and Atkinson to get full state Senate vote-

Two controversial appointees to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission are headed to the state Senate for a confirmation vote, after they received support from a committee on Tuesday afternoon.
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LOTTERY WORKS TO UPGRADE VIDEO GAMES

(Portland Tribune)The Oregon Lottery is taking steps to raise its game.

We are trying to keep up with the market, Executive Director Jack Roberts told Oregon Capital Insider. Were upgrading the video lottery terminals, which are a decade old. Also, were getting a new network system that will allow us to upgrade games more simply.
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LICENSE ISSUE COULD LEAVE OREGONIANS GROUNDED

(Portland Tribune)Oregon lawmakers will wait until 2016 to decide on whether to complete the final step to provide secure drivers licenses complying with federal requirements.
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LAWMAKERS PUT HEADS TOGETHER ON TRANSPORTATION FUNDING

(Portland Tribune)Less than a week after one lawmaker cast gloom over prospects for a transportation funding package, a group of lawmakers met Wednesday afternoon in Gov. Kate Brown’s office to discuss the issue.
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SENATE BACKS LIMITS ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSINESSES

(Portland Tribune)The Oregon Senate approved a bill Wednesday to rein in the states largely unregulated medical marijuana market, which many people believe is crucial to the states effort to undermine the black market when marijuana becomes legal for all adults July 1.
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BEND, EUGENE POSTAL PLANTS WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR NOW

(Oregon Public Broadcasting)The U.S. Postal Service has announced that it will defer closing postal facilities in Eugene and Bend.

Bend and Springfield were among more than 50 mail processing facilities originally slated to close this summer. For now, letters sent from Bend will still be processed in Bend, instead of being sent to Portland.
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OREGON HOME PRICES INCREASE 6.4 PERCENT

(Oregon Public Broadcasting)House prices rose 6.4 percent in Oregon in the past year, according to a federal index released Tuesday.

The quarterly report shows that Bend-Redmond and Medford had Oregons sharpest increase in prices in the past year.
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OREGONIANS SOME OF THE SLOWEST ON AMERICA’S ROADWAYS– BLOG

(Oregon Public Broadcasting)You could say a lot about Oregon drivers, but a new study finds that being in a hurry isnt typically one of them.

Car insurance company Progressive finds in its latest Lead Foot Report that Oregonians are some of the slowest drivers nationwide.
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OREGON HOSPITALS ROLL OUT COMPARISON SHOPPING SITE FOR PATIENTS

(Oregon Public Broadcasting)Hospitals around Oregon have gotten together to create a new website where patients can more effectively comparison shop.

The Affordable Care Act means enormous volumes of health care data are online now. But its difficult to find and complicated for consumers.
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OREGON EDUCATION BOARD ON THE WAY OUT, POLICY PRIORITIES REMAIN

(Oregon Public Broadcasting)Oregon lawmakers pressed ahead Tuesday with changes to education initiatives begun under former Gov. John Kitzhaber. A policy board is going away but its priorities are remaining.
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OREGON HOME PRICES INCREASE 6.4 PERCENT

(Oregon Public Broadcasting)House prices rose 6.4 percent in Oregon in the past year, according to a federal index released Tuesday.

The quarterly report shows that Bend-Redmond and Medford had Oregons sharpest increase in prices in the past year. In both of those metro areas, the median house price rose about 9 percent.
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NORTHWEST FARMERS WARY ABOUT OBAMAS EXPECTED WATER RULE

(Capital Press)-The rule has also drawn criticism from property rights groups and praise from environmentalists.-

The Obama administration is expected to announce a new clean water rule in the next few days, which has some Northwest farm groups worried what new regulations could mean for their operations.

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TESTS CONFIRM BLACKLEG IN UMATILLA COUNTY CANOLA

(East Oregonian)A new type of fungus is among us in Umatilla Countys canola crop.

For the first time, Oregon State University researchers have detected an infection of the fungal disease known as blackleg in local canola fields, which can cause heavy yield losses under certain conditions.

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SPRING CHINOOK FISHING OPENS THURSDAY ABOVE BONNEVILLE DAM

(East Oregonian)-Spring chinook fishing season has reopened on the Columbia River from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Oregon-Washington border.-

Fisheries managers announced they will reopen the Mid-Columbia based on stronger-than-predicted returns from the Pacific Ocean. In January, the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife forecasted a return of 232,500 salmon and set the spring season for March 16 through May 6.

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EDITORIAL: ON MASCOT ISSUE, STATE BOARD SPURNS LEGISLATIVE INTENT — OPINION

(Albany Democrat Herald)When Scio Rep. Sherrie Sprenger pushed a bill through the 2014 Legislature outlining a process by which Oregon schools could retain Native American mascots, part of her intention was to foster a discussion between those schools and neighboring tribes. It would be, she envisioned, an extraordinary opportunity for real-life lessons in history and culture.
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BANNING TRIBAL-THEMED MASCOTS WILL LIKELY DO LITTLE — OPINION

(Bend Bulletin)The Oregon Board of Education reviewed dropout rates and discipline data for Native American students and decided last week that, of all the things it could do, the board would ban all tribal-themed mascots in Oregon public schools.
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LAWMAKERS WORKING TO FIX OREGONS BROKEN HEMP LAW

(Bend Bulletin)-Bill would ban hemp, pot within five miles of each other-

Hemp farmers and an expert say a bill moving through Salem thats proposed as a way to get Oregons hemp industry off the ground is too restrictive and would make marijuana the states favored cannabis plant.
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NEARLY 1 IN 5 IN DESCHUTES COUNTY USE SNAP

(Bend Bulletin)-Advocates work to remove stigma from accepting food assistance-

When the recession hit, people in Deschutes County flocked to government food assistance faster than in any other county in Oregon, said Belit Burke, manager of the states Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. She expects thats because of the particularly hard toll the housing market crash took here.
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AN UPTICK IN TRUCK TRAFFIC ON U.S. HIGHWAY 97

(Bend Bulletin)-Industry officials believe it is due to a better economy and growing population-

Trucks used for hauling freight are increasingly moving up and down U.S. Highway 97, according to average daily volumes monitored by the Oregon Department of Transportation.

The increase is likely due to an improving economy and a growing population east of the Cascade Mountains.

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JAIL FUNDING: WHAT DO THE VOTERS WANT?

(Herald and News)A week ago Klamath County voters said no to a five-year levy that would have paid for the Klamath County Jail. On Tuesday the sheriff and his top officials sparred with commissioners over just what that vote meant.
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NIKE CAMPUS EXPANSION EXPECTED TO SURPASS $150M

(OregonBusiness)Before it has even applied for a building permit for the biggest building in its expansion plans, Nike has surpassed the $150 million threshold to trigger a state tax deal.
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OREGON DEMOCRATS MAKE LATE PUSH FOR PAID SICK LEAVE BILL

(OregonBusiness)At a press conference Tuesday, Democratic leaders bemoaned Senate Bill 454, mandating paid sick leave for most employees, stalled in committee.

By Tuesday night, a negotiator said the measure was close to moving forward.
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HUNDREDS OF OREGONIANS PROTEST PROPOSED LNG PIPELINES

(OregonBusiness)Hundreds of protesters gathered outside of the Capitol in Salem on Tuesday to express their lack of support for a pair of proposed liquefied natural gas pipelines.
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ECO ZONED

(OregonBusiness)Travelers have always come to Oregon for its natural beauty. But will the increasing popularity of agritourism, European-style hiking getaways and forest resorts relax Oregon’s notoriously strict land-use laws?
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CENTRAL OREGON HAS STATE’S LARGEST OVER-THE-YEAR JOB GAINS– BLOG

(Oregon Workforce & Economic Information)Total nonfarm payroll employment rose in all of Oregons six broad regions between April 2014 and April 2015.
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LAWMAKERS REVIVE PLAN TO LET OREGONIANS EXPUNGE PAST MARIJUANA CONVICTIONS– BLOG

(Willamette Week)Lawmakers are considering ways to let people expunge their past marijuana convictions from their criminal records.

WW first reported in February that Rep. Lew Frederick D-Portland had introduced a bill to do so, but that measure is dead for this session.
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CONGRATS CLASS OF 2015 YOU PROBABLY CAN’T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE– BLOG

(Portland Mercury)Welcome to adulthood, Class of 2015

Thinking of finally moving out of mom and dad’s basement? Sick of roommates? Want a sweet pad of your very own? Then don’t move to Portland.
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KITZHABER WHISTLE BLOWER SAYS HE’D DO IT AGAIN

(KATU)A data center employee who says he leaked thousands of emails that eventually led to the resignation of then-Governor John Kitzhaber says he would do it over again, if he could.
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12-MONTH BIRTH CONTROL BILL ADVANCES OUT OF SENATE PANEL

(KATU)An Oregon Senate committee has advanced legislation requiring private insurers to cover up to 12 months of birth control at a time.

Currently, women can access a 30- or 90-day supply of contraception.

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OREGON LEADS NATION IN FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAMS

(KATU)Oregon has more than 600 school gardens serving 40 percent of schools in the state — we lead the nation in farm to school programs. Nearly $1 out of every $4 schools spend on food is spent on Oregon products.
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NEW K-9 OFFICERS WON’T DETECT MARIJUANA

(KEZI)The changing law on recreational marijuana is bringing changes to law enforcement angencies around Oregon.

These K-9 officers are trained to detect heroine, cocaine, meth, and marijuana but they can’t be untrained to not smell marijuana. So, some departments are getting new dogs altogether.
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OREGON’S TWO-YEAR FIREFIGHTING TAB: $200 MILLION

(KTVZ Bend)-State Dept.of Forestry advises preparation and caution-

The Oregon Department of Forestry has spent $200 million putting out wildfires over the past two fire seasons — and with another potentially severe fire season coming up fast, officials are asking all to be very careful with fire and to prepare their property’s defensible space..
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C.O. FOREST VISITORS WARNED: BEWARE OF POT GROWS

(KTVZ Bend)-Safety first: ‘Don’t place yourself in dangerous situation’-

For the past several years, Central Oregon has been identified by drug trafficking organizations as an ideal location for outdoor marijuana grows, both on public and private lands adjacent to public lands.
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OREGON SENATE BACKS NEWBERRY GEOTHERMAL LAB

(KTVZ Bend)-Joins House in unanimous votes of support-

State Sen. Tim Knopp R-Bend successfully carried memorial legislation Wednesday on the Senate floorin support of bringing a federal geothermal research facility to the Newberry Geothermal Project in Deschutes County.
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DESCHUTES DA: RECREATIONAL POT LEGAL SOON – BUT WITH RULES

(KTVZ Bend)-‘Marijuana will remain illegal in many circumstances,’ Hummel reminds-

Last fall, Oregonians voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use. But with the July 1 change to state law just over a month away, Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel made it clear Wednesday: There are still rules to follow — and enforce.
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BETTER AND CHEAPER MEDICAID

(Huffington Post)Unsurprisingly, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is getting pushback from interest groups against her goal of “reinventing Medicaid” – the federal-state program for the poor. The Ocean State’s Medicaid costs are America’s second-highest per enrollee Alaska is first and 60 percent higher than the national average.
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LINE IN THE SAND

(Street Roots News)-The Port of Portland wants to change the law so it can keep dumping dredge waste in West Hayden Islands natural area off Oregon’s Columbia River-

When the City of Portland pulled West Hayden Island from its list of lands to be developed over the next 20 years, it inadvertently created a problem for the Port of Portland.
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