Date: 03/18/2014 04:00 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Thirteen people say their placement on the U.S. government’s no-fly list deprives them of their due process rights, while lawyers defending the government say explaining such placement would endanger national security. In August, U.S. District Court Judge Anna Brown’s rejected the government’s assertion that people on the no-fly list can travel by other means. She asked the government for more information about its redress procedure to help her determine whether it satisfied due process requirements for the plaintiffs.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – There’s no better deal than “free” and politicians in some states have proposed that incentive to get young people to attend community college. Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber signed legislation ordering a state commission to examine whether free tuition is feasible. In Tennessee, Gov. Bill Haslam wants to use lottery money to create a free community college program for high school graduates. It’s central to his goal of making the state more attractive to potential employers by increasing the percentage of Tennesseans with a college degree.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A former state technology manager involved in building the software behind Oregon’s troubled health insurance exchange has notified the state that she may file a defamation lawsuit. A Portland lawyer representing Carolyn Lawson filed a tort claim notice yesterday. As the chief information officer for the Oregon Health Authority, Lawson was in charge of the early work on Cover Oregon’s technology.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 22-pound house cat that trapped a Portland family in a bedroom this month has been taken to the Multnomah County Animal Services shelter. Shelter director Mike Oswald tells The Oregonian the family called animal services on Monday and asked workers to come get the cat named Lux. Oswald says the family hasn’t made a final decision and will talk it over last night.
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