Date: 08/13/2015 03:59 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Gov. Kate Brown won’t be issuing any vetoes in her first year in office. The Democratic governor signed all 846 bills sent to her by the Legislature, the last 43 of them yesterday, including one creating a special license plate honoring the Portland Trail Blazers. Proceeds from the plates will go to the Trail Blazers Foundation.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – At least a dozen Oregon cities and counties have taken steps to ban marijuana businesses from their boundaries as the state prepares to begin retail sales in October. Four counties and eight cities have informed the Oregon Liquor Control Commission that they’ll be banning marijuana producers, processors, wholesalers and retailers. In some jurisdictions, the ban must go before voters.
PACIFIC CITY, Ore. (AP) – A drowning victim discovered on the Oregon Coast has been identified as a man missing from Benton County. A hiker spotted the body in the area of McPhillips Beach north of Cape Kiwanda in Tillamook County on Monday morning. KPTV reports the medical examiner identified the man as 22-year-old Sean Yamaguchi.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – State regulators have launched an investigation into a Beaverton strip club over allegations it employed underage dancers. Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian has filed a complaint against Stars Cabaret in Beaverton alleging sexual harassment of minors. The complaint alleges that from July to September 2014 the club employed a girl under 16 years of age.
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