Oregon lawmakers propose cautious budget amid federal funding uncertainty
Lawmakers will finalize the next two-year budget this session and have announced a series of public meetings around the state ...
Oregon releases 2025-27 budget framework amid federal funding concerns
The Oregon Joint Committee on Ways and Means has unveiled the 2025-27 legislative budget framework, outlining the financial ...
Oregon bill extending unemployment to striking workers advances
Two Democrats cited concerns about added costs to local governments already facing financial uncertainty before joining ...
State budget writers propose broad spending plan featuring some big hikes, decreases
The Oregon Supreme Court’s Thursday ruling that 10 state senators will be barred from reelection following their ...
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Oregon budget writers offer up a spending framework — and a lot of uncertainty
The state might have enough money to fund core priorities. Or it might be scrambling to fill holes left by federal cuts.
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Oregon lawmakers share $38 billion budget framework amid federal uncertainty
Oregon is in a better financial position than other states but could see its budget devastated by federal spending cuts, a framework released Wednesday by the Legislature’s top budget writers ...
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Oregon streams, fish protections face budget cuts under legislative proposals
Environmental groups and timberland owners are calling on Oregon lawmakers to support a yearslong agreement that will be ...
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Oregon CASA Programs Face Uncertainty After Loss of $1.7 Million in Federal Funding
Oregon’s Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs are grappling with significant funding challenges after Congress ...
Oregon Senate approves renewing tax to bolster state’s Medicaid program
The Oregon Senate voted Monday to pass a bill that would secure billions in federal funding for Oregon’s Medicaid program and ...
Oregon State Parks raise fees amid record visitors, rising operating costs
Parking fees at many state parks have recently gone up, but park managers tell FOX 12 they are just trying to keep up with ...
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Oregon budget writers plan to spend hundreds of millions more on health, social services
Citing higher-than-anticipated caseloads in the state’s Medicaid program and the agency that provides services to seniors and people with disabilities, Oregon’s budget writers plan to spend ...
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Oregon Governor Seeks More State Oversight of Schools
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek at a 2024 ceremony where ... said he expects schools would try to avoid the state taking over a ...