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Oregon Department of TransportationOregon has one of the largest gaps in the country between its highway and bridge maintenance needs and what it spends on addressing them, according to a national study. -
Fred Greaves/CalMattersThe California Legislature’s secretive earmark process allows lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom to dole out money for projects with little public scrutiny or notice, raising transparency and equity concerns even among some lawmakers.
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Programs like SNAP and Medicaid are facing hundreds of millions of dollars in funding cuts. It’s unclear how state leaders will fill the gap. -
The district needs a plan to address years of declining enrollment and rising costs. -
The cuts are just the beginning. The hole in the state’s budget will double as federal funding phases out over time. -
A bipartisan group of state legislators is urging the federal government to put the buoys, which help assess ocean conditions for fishermen, mariners and scientists, back in the water. -
Gov Gavin Newsom made job training and the creation of a master plan for career education part of his agenda. Now, key workforce initiatives may get no new funding. -
State lawmakers’ budget plan would reject or delay many of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social service cuts. Now, the budget negotiations begin in earnest. -
Arts advocates are asking for $90 million in one-time funding for California’s arts agency and independent contractors to be included in the state budget ahead of the June 15 deadline. -
The state flew in a federal highway official to interview for the job last month. It didn’t work out. -
In what a scientist called "a crippling loss of information," the Trump administration is dismantling a vital $386 million network of ocean sensors, including Oregon and Washington's coast. -
In less than two weeks, Southern Oregon University leaders will release a plan to cut about $20 million as part of an effort to keep the institution viable. -
At the second meeting of Gov. Kotek’s Transportation Vision Workgroup, members spent hours discussing how to change public perception of the state transportation agency. -
The school year will end soon, and the district will look different when students return in the fall.
