Filling Oregon's looming budget deficit could mean closing a prison, cutting programs that keep kids on Medicaid and money for the state's already stressed education system, 10% tuition increases at ...

School superintendents and finance officers are pressing the state Legislature to consider tapping a $1 billion rainy day fund earmarked for education if a widely anticipated dip in state revenue ...

It’s been a painful year for Oregon workers. The state’s employers reported nearly 9,000 mass layoffs during 2025. That’s an extraordinary number by historical standards, topping the pace of job cuts ...

Tough times are ahead for Oregon’s education system. On top of district-level funding challenges brought on by declining school enrollment and rising costs, Oregon’s three largest state education ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon lawmakers are allocating $7.5 million in emergency funds to Planned Parenthood clinics after federal funding was slashed, lawmakers and Planned Parenthood Action Oregon ...

Southern Oregon University is in survival mode. Last summer officials at the public regional university with about 5,000 students declared financial exigency, a move that came on the heels of other ...

It was money meant to offer stability amid economic turbulence. Now it might be as good as gone, after congressional Republicans passed a massive tax cut and spending bill last month. Without ...

SALEM — A budget shortfall could eliminate nearly $1.1 million in state funding for Oregon FFA next fiscal year, said Kjer Kizer, the organization’s CEO. All Oregon agencies are planning for potential ...

SALEM, Ore. — Democratic lawmakers in Oregon unveiled their legislative agenda Wednesday at the state Capitol, introducing multiple bills aimed at protecting communities from federal agents and giving ...