Budget

The change translates into $168 million in savings for districts across the state — money schools can now use for other needs.

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.

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson's first budget includes cuts, new programs and political tradeoffs.

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.

All Washington state agencies are trimming their budgets. Last month, the Gorge Commission’s was cut completely.

Portland Public Schools’ top leader pointed to rising costs, limited revenue and declining enrollment as the biggest financial pressures contributing to the shortfall.

The state might have enough money to fund core priorities. Or it might be scrambling to fill holes left by federal cuts.

It’s more lackluster news for Democratic lawmakers and the new governor who are already trying to close a sizable shortfall.

On Friday, Multnomah County opened the books on the Homeless Services Department’s budget – and confirmed others' concerns about how that money is spent.

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.