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There are less than three weeks until the state’s constitutional deadline to establish a budget. With federal aid and large tax revenues, the state plans to spend approximately $3 billion more during the 2021-2023 cycle.
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Oregon school districts have increasingly targeted resources to reduce class sizes and boost other supports in historically underserved schools. Uniform class size mandates would redirect resources to students from more affluent families.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff Originally published on May 5, 2021 4:45 pm Opposition to post-wildfire tree removal in Oregon is growing and shifting from legislative hearings to protests among environmental activists. The Oregon Department of Transportation is removing thousands of hazard trees along roads and properties that burned in last year’s wildfires. As the project progresses, though, more and more workers have come forward with allegations of mismanagement and excessive tree cutting. Whistleblowers shared their experiences with lawmakers at legislative hearings last week, reporting dis...
SALEM â Owners would get more time to rebuild homes and businesses destroyed in the 2020 Labor Day wildfires, without running afoul of planning requirements, under two bills that have cleared the Oregon House. Both bills passed on 56-0 votes on Tuesday, May 4. One goes to the Senate, the other to Gov. Kate Brown. House Bill 2289, which goes to the Senate, gives property owners five years â instead of the normal one year â to start reconstruction, which would not be considered a âland use actionâ under Oregon law. It applies in areas affected by wildfires under a state...