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Although the governor’s proposed fiscal year 2023 budget includes an increase of $485 million in Chapter 70 funds— money that provides state aid to public elementary and secondary schools — local officials and legislators alike are concerned about the...
Oregon abortion providers are preparing for an increase in demand for abortions following the passage of a six-week abortion ban in Idaho.
Sheriffs told lawmakers Monday that the demand for substance use and mental health treatment has been straining state and county jail resources and staff, leading them to ask for additional support, including expansion of a medication assisted treatment program and healthcare coverage to eligible inmates.
Of the state's 318 operating school districts, 135 would receive an increase of $30 per student, or what is about a 1% increase pre-inflation, which some are saying is not really much of an increase at all.
Two years after the Columbia Pool was closed indefinitely, the state legislature passed two budget bills that secured $15 million in lottery bond funding for the proposed North Portland Aquatic Center.