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Here’s how Portland councilors want to tweak Mayor Wilson’s budget
This Wednesday, the new 12-person Portland City Council will face the most consequential task of their first few months in office: approving the city’s annual budget.

Politics Now
‘OPB Politics Now’: Unpacking Portland Mayor Keith Wilson’s first budget
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson's first budget includes cuts, new programs and political tradeoffs.

Oregon school districts grapple with budget woes as federal funding hangs in the balance
Declining birth rates and rising inflation, along with state and federal funding uncertainties, remain ongoing barriers as Oregon school districts balance their budgets for next year.

Environment
Columbia River Gorge Commission officials hope Washington legislature restores funding before session ends
All Washington state agencies are trimming their budgets. Last month, the Gorge Commission’s was cut completely.
Education
Superintendent Armstrong presents ‘sobering fiscal cliff’ in budget proposal for Portland schools
Portland Public Schools’ top leader pointed to rising costs, limited revenue and declining enrollment as the biggest financial pressures contributing to the shortfall.

Politics
Trump fails to sway many House GOP holdouts as his ‘big’ bill of tax breaks and spending cuts stalls
House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself in a familiar jam, with conservative Republican holdouts stalling action on President Donald Trump’s “big” bill of tax breaks and spending reductions

Politics
Oregon budget writers offer up a spending framework — and a lot of uncertainty
The state might have enough money to fund core priorities. Or it might be scrambling to fill holes left by federal cuts.

Politics
Washington’s latest budget outlook shows another $845M dent in state revenue
It’s more lackluster news for Democratic lawmakers and the new governor who are already trying to close a sizable shortfall.
Politics
Multnomah County confirms it used short-term money to pay for long-term homeless services
On Friday, Multnomah County opened the books on the Homeless Services Department’s budget – and confirmed others' concerns about how that money is spent.

Politics
Oregon Democrats propose major new spending as part of budget ‘rebalance’
A handful of budget bills proposed by Oregon state lawmakers would steer more than $420 million out the door for social services, wildfire and more.