Date: 03/27/2015 03:59 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Democratic budget for Oregon schools is headed for votes in the full House and Senate, likely next week. The Ways and Means Committee approved the $7.3 billion spending plan in a party-line vote. The two-year budget proposal would be a 9 percent increase in state aid for schools. Education interests have slammed the plan, saying it doesn’t keep pace with rising costs.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon officials say they’ll be restructuring information technology functions after a state network was hacked. Gov. Kate Brown says someone gained access last week to so-called metadata at the Department of Administrative Services, which handles technology for much of state government. The state will also begin a process to find a management and organizational design expert to review IT standards.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A state Senate disciplinary committee has dismissed a conflict-of-interest complaint filed against a Democratic lawmaker by the Oregon Republican Party. The Senate Committee on Conduct unanimously concluded that Sen. Chip Shields of Portland didn’t violate Senate rules. Shields asked state Rep. Lew Frederick to introduce a bill requiring the use of biodegradable lubricants in public construction projects. Shields’ family owns a company that makes such lubricants.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Multnomah County man has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 16-year-old baby sitter last summer. The girl’s mother called Gresham police Sept. 28 after her daughter disclosed she had sex with a couple numerous times in the months she had been baby-sitting for them. Troy Cawvey pleaded guilty to sex abuse and encouraging child sex abuse.
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