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Nelson Expects to Lawmakers will Return in Februrary |
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HOUSE SPEAKER DAVE HUNT EXPECTS VOTERS TO GET THE FINAL SAY ON TAX INCREASES FOR CORPORATIONS AND HIGH INCOME OREGONIANS. BUT HE'S CONFIDENT OREGONIANS WILL NOT OVERTURN THE 733 MILLION DOLLARS OF HIKES TO BALANCE THE BUDGET. STATE SENATOR DAVID NELSON OF PENDLETON DISAGREES WITH THE HOUSE SPEAKER, TELLING KUMA NEWS HE IS NOT SO SURE THE VOTERS WILL APPROVE THE INCREASE IN TAXES. NELSON SAYS THIS SESSION WAS ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING THAT HE HAS BEEN A PART OF IN 13 TRIPS TO SALEM. NELSON, APPEARING ON THE KUMA COFFEE HOUR YESTERDAY. |
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Gas Consumption Down Last Year |
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HIGH GAS PRICES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, RESULTED IN NORTHWESTERNERS USING LESS GAS IN 2008 ... OVER THE YEAR EARLIER. ROGER VALDEZ OF THE SEATTLE-BASED "SIGHTLINE INSTITUTE," SAYS WE USED 180 MILLION GALLONS LESS, OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR: THE REPORT SHOWS WE REALLY CUT BACK OUR DRIVING WHEN GAS WAS OVER FOUR-DOLLARS A GALLON, BUT WE ALSO USED LESS AFTER PRICES LEVELED OFF. IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, NORTHWESTERNERS DROVE ALMOST 650-THOUSAND MILES LESS THAN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2007. |
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Fireworks Illegal in Oregon Campgrounds |
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IF YOU'RE CAMPING DURING THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND, LEAVE THE FIREWORKS AT HOME. THEY'RE BANNED IN ALL OREGON STATE PARKS M-G DEVERAUX SAYS BEACHES ALSO FALL UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF STATE PARKS, SO DON'T SET THEM OFF THERE, EITHER. |
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June Weather Data Near Normal |
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THE JUNE NUMBERS ARE IN FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN PENDLETON. DENNIS HULL SAYS THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 79 DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW DIPPED DOWN TO 53 DEGREES. HULL SAYS THE HIGHEST READING WAS 90 DEGREES ON THE 24TH, WITH THE LOWEST AT 43 ON THE 23RD. PRECIPITATION TOTALED 1.05 INCHES DURING JUNE. HULL SAYS THE OUTLOOK FOR JULY IS NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. |
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Pendleton Fuel Tax Goes into Effect Today |
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THE FOUR-CENT A GALLON FUEL TAX WENT TO EFFECT TODAY TO PAY THE $3.6 MILLION DOLLAR LOAN FROM O-DOT TO COMPLETE THE BARNHART ROAD PROJECT AT THE AIRPORT. CITY MANAGER LARRY LEHMAN SAYS THEY ARE NOW LOOKING INTO GETTING A WATER LINE UP TO THE AREA OF THE ROAD. THE CONSTRUCTION OF BARNHART ROAD IS UNDERWAY WITH A COMPLETION DATE SET FOR OCTOBER THIS YEAR. |
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