Oregon Considered - 3/1/06

Posted by Michael Clapp at March 1, 2006 08:18 PM

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State Economy Growing, But Budgetary Woes Continue
0125_capitol.jpgA new revenue forecast from state economists in Salem Wednesday shows Oregon's pocketbook growing.

Unemployment is down, jobs and incomes are up, and the future looks bright. But that doesn't mean Oregon is out of the budgetary woods yet.

As Colin Fogarty reports, most of the gains in the state budget will be off-set by kicker refunds in 2007.

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