Content Tagged 'Budget'

State officials are looking for alternatives after voters in two Oregon timber counties turned down tax increases to fund law enforcement.

The Democrats in charge of writing a new state budget say they're casting aside proposed tax increases and public-employee pension cuts and will begin advancing early pieces of a spending plan for the next two years.

Coos County, Ore., officials say there's a roughly $3 million gap between expected resources for the coming fiscal year and proposed expenditures.

Discussions about funding for schools, safety-net programs and all the other functions of state government will take a big step forward this week.

The Roseburg School Board has decided not to close any elementary schools to help balance the budget. Video

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed a bill cutting pension benefits for some retired government workers.

As the City of Eugene struggles with budget-tightening measures, the city’s library branches could be on the losing end. Video

For years, County number crunchers knew there was a "cliff" up ahead . . . and now Lane County is on the brink. Video

The latest development in the Oakridge missing money mystery leaves the city without a city manager on its payroll. Video

Oregon state representatives are talking strategy with Douglas County officials as they look to fill the county’s budget gap which would be left by discontinued federal timber payments. Video

The city of Albany will have to make some serious cuts in the midst of a major budget crisis. They're facing a one million dollar hole in this year's property tax revenue. Video

The managers of the Douglas County Library in Roseburg grappling with budget numbers, trying to do what seems impossible.