Date: 10/18/2013 03:59 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Although it’s still illegal for same-sex couples to marry in Oregon, the state is now recognizing the marriages of those who tie the knot in another state or country. State Chief Operating Officer Michael Jordan said Wednesday any same-sex couple who wed in a place where it is legal will be eligible for benefits. Jordan’s decision, first reported by the Willamette Week newspaper, is based on a legal opinion from the Oregon Department of Justice.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Two top Bonneville Power administrators suspended this summer amid an investigation into hiring practices have been offered other positions within the U.S. Department of Energy. The Oregonian reported yesterday that BPA Administrator Bill Drummond and Chief Operating Officer Anita Decker have been offered jobs in Washington, D.C. The BPA markets power from 31 federal dams.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Gov. John Kitzhaber has appointed judges to fill three new seats on the Oregon Court of Appeals. Kitzhaber announced the appointments yesterday of Joel DeVore, Erin Lagesen and Douglas Tookey. The Court of Appeals now has 10 members.
THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a plainclothes officer from The Dalles returned fire and killed a man wanted for questioning in a rape case. The officer suffered a non-life threatening wound and was released yesterday from a local hospital. The Dalles Chronicle reports that officers from Oregon and Washington went to a house in Wishram, Wash., on Wednesday night to question the man when he fled.
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