[Test7] May 14, 2015 (Supplemental Edition)

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State Library eClips  
  * Oregon revenue forecast: $473 million 'kicker' rebate predicted for taxpayers
  * Will the tax 'kicker' rebate kick? What you need to know about Thursday's state revenue forecast
  * Thunder Dome
  * Report: Oregon has worst graduation rate in the U.S.
  * Oregon commission to begin process that may delist wolves

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OREGON REVENUE FORECAST: $473 MILLION 'KICKER' REBATE PREDICTED FOR TAXPAYERS (Portland Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/05/oregon_revenue_forecast_1.html

State economists predict Oregon income tax payers will receive a $473 million kicked rebate at the end of the two-year budget cycle, $124 million more than was estimated in February.
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WILL THE TAX 'KICKER' REBATE KICK? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THURSDAY'S STATE REVENUE FORECAST (Portland Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/05/what_you_need_to_know_about_to.html

The latest state revenue forecast, set to be released Thursday morning, will affect two things most important to Oregonians: Our wallets and our schools.
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THUNDER DOME (Willamette Week)
http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-24724-thunder_dome.html

-There are already runaway costs for a state Capitol remodel that few people know about.-

Peter Courtney usually gets what he wants.

As president of the Oregon Senate for 12 years, Courtney, 71, has amassed more influence than almost any other legislator in state history. The Democrat from Salemwhose affection for the institution of the Legislature is almost religioushas put that power to work. 
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REPORT: OREGON HAS WORST GRADUATION RATE IN THE U.S. (KGW)
http://www.kgw.com/story/news/education/2015/05/13/report-oregon-graduation-rates-holding-us-back-from-goal/27270597/

A comprehensive U.S. report showed that Oregon not only has the worst graduation rates in the nation, but it's holding the country back from achieving its graduation rate goals.
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OREGON COMMISSION TO BEGIN PROCESS THAT MAY DELIST WOLVES (Wallowa.com)
http://www.wallowa.com/wcc/capital-bureau/20150424/oregon-commission-to-begin-process-that-may-delist-wolves

-Oregon's wolf population is growing at 6 percent a year and appears healthy.-

Encouraged by a sharp jump in wolf population counts and breeding pairs, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission Friday voted to begin the process that could remove gray wolves from the state endangered species list.
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