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Commentary: ‘Brown’s Revenge’ not good for Oregonians

  • By Mark Gibson
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When Gov. Kate Brown was asked if she planned to use her veto power for retribution, she told a Politico reporter that “revenge is a dish best served cold and slowly.”

On Sunday, the governor offered up the first course, announcing that she is considering using her veto power to kill proposals championed by rural lawmakers of both parties.

Gov. Brown moves to veto rural proposals Friday
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Gov. Brown moves to veto rural proposals Friday

  • By Aubrey Wieber and Claire Withycombe, Oregon Capital Bureau
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Gov. Kate Brown announced Sunday that she is considering using her veto power to kill proposals championed by rural lawmakers of both parties.

Her staff said the veto threat was not political revenge but over sincere concerns about legislation passed in the 2019 Legislature.

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Bill would force firms to remove wave-energy buoys

  • JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press
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SALEM (AP) — Oregon lawmakers don’t want the state to get stuck with the bill if a wave-energy company installs equipment off shore and then goes belly up. The Senate voted unanimously Monday to require that companies experimenting with wave energy in Oregon’s territorial waters show they have enough money to recover their equipment when they’re done with it. They’d be required to remove the equipment within two years of decommissioning it. The bill now goes to the House.