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THE UPCOMING SESSION
Making laws for a new campus
MOnarChS —Thepopulation of migrating butterflies is at its lowest level since scientists began to keeptrack. A3
By Hillary Borrud The Bulletin
Plus: neanderthajs-
The city of Bend plans to update its
There's a little bit of them in all of us, DNAstudies show. A3
Ads in your pocketLocation-based technology targets ads to your cellphone.A5
By Lauren Dake
StOry time — Thelocal library offers more to kids than just reading aloud. D1
Plus:Aging minds — Not slower, just more full? D1
And a WedexclusiveNSA spying shows theperils of apps, from Google PlusandPinterest to CandyCrush. bentibunetin.com/extrns
EDITOR'5CHOICE
Common Core has some states rebranding By Lyndsey Layton The Washington Post
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer
used an executive order to strip the name "Common Core" from the state's new
math and reading standardsforpublicschools. In the Hawkeye State, the
same standards are now called "The Iowa Core."
And in Florida, lawmakers
Iwo parties, two chamders, four agendas
SALEM — Despite the many troubles with the state's health
opposition to the Common
Core State Standards — a set of K-12 educational
guidelines adopted by most of the country — officials in a handful of states are worried that the brand is
alreadytainted. They're keeping the standards but slapping on fresh names theyhope will have greater public appeal. At a recent meeting of the Council of Chief State
Democrats andRepublicans in both chambers of the OregonLegislature have releasedtheir priorities for the legislative session that begins Monday. Here's what each caucuswants to accomplish, according to statements released by party leadership.
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On Thursday, Gov.John Kitzhaber detailed a few of his own goals for the 2014 Legislature: Marijuana: Be readyto discuss regulating it Upuor: Be wary of privatizing sales Columbia River Crossing: "It is an Oregon priority" (and should befor Washington state, too)
of others, 'You're on your own,'" Kitzhaber said. "And to put that
Kitzhaber, who is running for re-election, responded to calls in perspective, 90,000 people is some Republicans have made, more than the entire population including Rep. Dennis Richof Bend, Oregon." ardson, R-Central Point, who is The governor spoke to a running for governor, and Rep. room fullofreporters and ediJason Conger, R-Bend, who is tors on Thursday during the anvying for a seat in the U.S. Sen- nual legislative preview hosted ate, that the state should bail on by The Associated Press. its exchange and look instead to See Salem/A5
James Goff has been researchingthe quality-of-life problems that other college towns encountered and he is starting to
develop new ordinances and programs for Bend to prepare for these issues. "By taking a proactive approach, I think it's going to benefit the community and
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Senate Democratic leadership's one-page statement, decrying gridlock in Washington, D.C., included these priorities: • Access to higher education; vocational training for family-wage jobs • Preserving $6.85 billion spending level for K-12and preventing more school days from being cut or teachers from being laid off • Economic growth targeted for rural and urban areas • More funding for mental health and senior service programs • A balanced budget • Access to small-business loans • Holding state contractors accountable for their work
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The Senate minority, calling out an "out-of-touch" state government, included these specific proposals in its 2014 legislative agenda: • Training for the unemployed; community college curriculum matched to the region's hiring needs • Expansion of the 2 percent tax cut of the last special session to small businesses, sole proprietors andsingle-member LLCs • Scholarships for low-income, special-needs or foster students to attend private schools or to set aside for college • Crop donation tax credit to encourage donations to food banks • Shifting economic development efforts from urban to rural areas •
School Officers, one of the
organizations thathelped create thestandards,former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, a Republican, urged state education lead-
landlords and lawns strewn with beer
usedthem toenroll90,000peoexchange, Gov. John Kitzhaber ple, so shutting down the exdefended it Thursday, saying change today is essentially tellshutting down the exchange is ing those people and thousands
ments and replace it with the cheerier-sounding In the face of growing
potential problems suchas absentee
the federal exchange. "Elements of the exchange
The Bulletin
want to delete"Common Core" from official docu"Next Generation Sunshine State Standards."
laws to prepare for
• Grilled on CoverOregon, Kitzhaber tries to look forward
about OSU-Cascades," Goff said. See Laws /A5
Mexican vigilantes find tacit
approval By Alfredo Corchado Dallas Morning News
NUEVA ITALIA, Mexico — At a heav-
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ily fortified checkpoint, one of 600 in
Minority Republicans areadvocating the following proposals: • Redirecting 30 percent of Energy Trust of Oregon funds to makepublic schools moreenergy-efficient • Flexible land use rules in rural areas to attract large employers • Tax credit for college graduates who remain in Oregon, plus extra relief on student loan interest for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) students • Limiting fraud by requiring a photo ID to usefood stamp cards • Support for employers that provide wellness programs • Task force to review oversight of state IT projects
the area, Leonardo
Quintero demanded that the driver of the Hummer not just
hand over his cellphone but also open his most recent text
messages. The driver, who identified himself as
Fernando Moreno, looked annoyed. Nearby, federal police and soldiers looked on, the only sem-
blance of government authority in this volatile region known as Tierra Caliente.
David Wray/The Bulletin
See Mexico /A4
ers to ditch the "Common Core" name, notingthat it
had become "toxic." "Rebrand it, refocus it, but don't retreat," said Huck-
GOP:Pathto legalstatusforim m igrants,notcitizenship
abee, a supporter of the standards.
The changes are largely superficial, giving new labels to national standards
that are taking hold in dassrooms across the country. But the desire to market
them differently shows how precarious thepush for the Common Core has grown, eventhough the standards were establishedby state
By David Nakamura and Paul Kane
to live and work in the United
er John Boehner, R-Ohio, dis-
States, but they emphasized
The Washington Post
that most would not be offered
on Thursday said for the first
a"special path" to achieve citizenship.
tributed abroad, two-page list of immigration principles to his membership for private discussions. Thedocument represent-
time that they would be open to allowing 11 million immi-
The announcement was made at the GOP retreat in
ed the leadership's first attempt to outline avision ofhowto
grants in the country illegally
Cambridge, Md., where Speak-
addressanoverhaulofborder
House Republican leaders
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control laws, seven months after the Senate approved a sweeping bipartisan plan. The House principles were being closelyparsedbythe
there was a chance at achieving a major immigration deal
White House, congressional
Democratic leaders, was one of
Democrats and advocacy groups to determine whether
cautious optimism. See Immigrants/A5
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