Ore. Gov. May Veto Chiro Treatment Bill

Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski gave notice this week that he may veto a bill that would direct a study on whether chiropractors should be allowed to act as "attending physicians" for workers' compensation claims, the Statesman-Journal newspaper reported. Under a 1988 change to the Oregon Constitution, the governor must give a five-day notice before he vetoes any bill, although he has no obligation to actually veto the measures once he gives notice. House Bill 2588 was on a list of four bills that Kulongoski released on a veto notice Tuesday. The measure would require Oregon Health & Science Univ...