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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks to reporters in her ceremonial office at the Capitol in Salem, Ore., Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.
Gov. Kate Brown and top lawmakers have found common ground on increasing money for K-12 schools in Oregon, after a pronounced disagreement came to light earlier in the week.
In a statement Friday, Brown’s office said the governor now agrees with House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, and Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, that the state should budget $9.3 billion into the state’s main school fund over the next two years.
That amount is less than the $9.6 billion that school officials and Republican lawmakers have pushed for this year. But it’s roughly $300 million more than budget staffers say would be necessary to fully fund schools at current service levels. It’s also $200 million more than Brown’s own proposed budget for K-12 instruction.
This is how the left governs. If they don’t like something they make it a crime. Now they have GOP traitors like Findley & Hansell acting as their water boys. It’s hard to describe this level of cowardly vindictiveness.
/ Gov. Kate Brown tours Sitton Elementary in Portland, Oregon, on March 5, 2021. On Monday, Brown blasted a legislative plan to fund schools in the state, saying it could shortchange students who have historically been left behind.
In a biting letter sent Monday, the governor said the plan was likely illegal, and could harm some students.
Gov. Kate Brown this week issued a blistering rebuke to lawmakers’ plans to fund K-12 education for the next two years, suggesting a portion of the budget could be illegal and that a plan to increase spending could shortchange students who have been historically left behind.