Budget

A consultant says the university must make $20 million in cuts to help stabilize its finances. Those could affect JPR.

Oregon is made up of over 200 school and education service districts, and the governor’s instructional time order won’t land the same everywhere.

Filing comes less than a week after a Marion County judge ruled the gas tax question will remain on May ballot.

The ruling is a blow to Republicans who have insisted the vote should be held in November.

Portland State’s announcement Monday lays the groundwork for a process that could result in a massive restructuring of the university.

Several Cal State campuses are caught in a spiral of declining enrollment, threatening their budgets and programs. One in LA is focused on retention and re-enrolling students who dropped out.

Two Republican lawmakers are joining dozens of citizens in challenging the maneuver.

Republicans have vowed to file suit over the maneuver.

Oregon’s budget writers warned that the state’s current $128 million deficit will worsen in the years ahead due to federal changes.

The fire chief said billing for some fire department services is becoming the industry standard.

The party offered no immediate reason for the walkout.

Lawmakers are looking at freezing open positions and pulling money from certain programs as they work to avoid deep layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation.