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Shows tagged as: budget

Tue, Apr 30 2013

Charlie Hales Reveals His Budget Proposal

Portland Mayor Charlie Hales will release his budget proposal Tuesday morning at City Hall.

Tue, Apr 30 2013

Negotiating Tax Changes

Oregon lawmakers made drastic changes to their tax plan in order to get it passed in the House. What will the Senate do with it?

Tue, Mar 26 2013

Crime Rates Increasing In Medford

Crime is on the rise in Medford, Oregon. Some say increases in drug use and drug trafficking are the biggest causes.

Tue, Mar 26 2013

Checking In With Charlie Hales

Portland Mayor Charlie Hales has been in office almost 90 days. How is he doing so far?

Fri, Mar 15 2013

An Hour With Governor Kitzhaber

Think Out Loud was live from City Club of Portland with Governor John Kitzhaber.

Wed, Mar 6 2013

Lawmakers Get Down To Business With Budget

The co-chairs of the Ways & Means committee released their budget plan earlier this week. We'll dig into what it means for the session and the state.

Fri, Nov 30 2012

Kitzhaber Releases His Budget

Governor Kitzhaber has released his proposed budget for the 2013-2015 biennium.

Tue, Sep 25 2012

Staffing at the Oregon State Hospital

Nurses at the Oregon State Hospital wards in both Salem and Portland say they need more staff to help deal with violent incidents.

Tue, Jul 31 2012

Salem-Keizer Surplus

The Salem-Keizer School District has $66 million in surplus bond money.

Thu, May 24 2012

Statehouse Update

A committee of lawmakers in Salem heard a somewhat optimistic revenue forecast this week. We'll get an update about the state of the budget and other news from the Capitol.

Mon, Mar 5 2012

What's the Holdup?

What are lawmakers fighting over as they prepare to wrap up the legislative session?

Thu, Feb 23 2012

Ways & Means

The Ways & Means committee is making weighty decisions about the state budget as well as many other pieces of legislation as the short session draws to a close.

Wed, Feb 8 2012

Reading the Revenue Tea Leaves

The Oregon Office of Economic Analysis releases its quarterly revenue forecast Wednesday morning. How will these numbers affect budget negotiations in the short legislative session?

Wed, Feb 1 2012

Conversation with Governor Kitzhaber

We'll sit down with Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber to talk about the short 2012 legislative session, balancing the budget and his position on the dealth penalty, among other issues. What would you like to ask him?

Wed, Jan 25 2012

Health System Transformation

The state has been working to transform the way it delivers health care. We'll ask, how's it going?

Tue, Aug 2 2011

Where Credit's Due

What's your reaction to the latest debt ceiling news?

Tue, Jul 26 2011

The Debt Ceiling

How will Oregonians be affected if Congress can't reach an agreement on raising the debt ceiling by August 2?

Thu, Mar 31 2011

Live from Salem

We'll be broadcasting again from the Capitol, talking about capital gains, the co-chairs' budget and other issues.

Thu, Feb 3 2011

TOL in Salem

We talk with legislators in Salem as they get down to business in the 2011 session.

Thu, Dec 16 2010

Wage Woes

What is the ripple effect of comparatively low personal income on the state as a whole?

Tue, Oct 5 2010

Funding Parks and Candidates

How will you vote on funding parks through lottery money? How about continuing Portland's voter-owned elections?

Fri, Feb 26 2010

End of the Special Session

What stood out for you in the Legislature's special session?

Fri, May 22 2009

Sentencing and Spending

Will state budget restrictions mean a delay in Measure 57?

Wed, Mar 18 2009

Changing the Kicker

Should Oregon's kicker go to the rainy day fund instead of back to taxpayers?

Thu, Feb 5 2009

Budget Cuts Are Coming

How should the state deal with its $800 million budget shortfall?

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