Date: 02/05/2015 03:59 AM
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/274
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The editorial board of Oregon’s largest newspaper is calling on Gov. John Kitzhaber to resign following ethical questions about his fiancée. The Oregonian wrote that “Kitzhaber has broken faith with Oregonians” and can no longer effectively lead the state. In a statement responding to the editorial, Kitzhaber said he was elected to serve the citizens of Oregon and he intends to continue to do so.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon bill aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions has cleared its first hurdle in the state Legislature. Democrats on the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee sent the measure to the full Senate in a party-line vote. The bill would extend Oregon’s low-carbon fuel standard, which requires oil companies to reduce the carbon emissions associated with their fuels or buy credits from producers of cleaner-burning fuels.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The state Department of Education reports that nearly 571,000 students enrolled in K-12 public schools last fall, a gain of less than 1 percent from 2013-14. Portland remains the largest district with 47,647 students. Hispanic students now represent 22 percent of the overall student population.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Employers could lock out West Coast dockworkers in as few as five days if the two sides do not reach a new contract. That warning came from the head of a maritime association who is negotiating a new deal with a union representing longshoremen at 29 ports that handle about $1 trillion in trade annually. Pacific Maritime Association’s CEO said employers wouldn’t keep paying workers who aren’t moving cargo at their normal rate.
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