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Some programs helping foster kids and families in crisis could lose all funding as lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom address budget shortfall.
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The Rogue Valley's largest school district is planning $7.5 million in cuts this year.
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California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office projects a 2024-25 budget deficit twice as large as 2023-24. It says the state could dip into reserves and cut some one-time spending.
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Southern Oregon University President Rick Bailey discussed the university's financial situation ahead of the upcoming school year.
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At the end of the 2023 legislative session, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek used her veto power to nix state funding for two studies, totaling $600,000, intended to research the impact of Oregon’s laws prohibiting prostitution. In doing so, she stepped into a centuries-old debate about whether or not the world’s oldest profession can ever be entered into voluntarily — or if it is a legitimate form of work and should instead be decriminalized.
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The California Legislature returned Monday for the final five weeks of the session — and Gov. Gavin Newsom has some marching orders.
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Lawmakers approved major new spending on an ongoing Capitol renovation this year without once mentioning the cost escalations.
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The settlement funds are the result of thousands of lawsuits filed against a host of health care companies, including Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, CVS Health, and Walmart, for aggressively promoting and distributing painkillers.
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The Climate Resilience Package could bring in $1 billion in federal funds over the next few years for climate action across the state.
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After weeks of negotiations, the governor and top Democrats in the Legislature say they have a budget deal. Legislators will start voting today on bills related to the agreement, which sets spending and policy across a wide range of issues affecting Californians.
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Local governments are facing tough financial decisions due to declining revenues and rising costs.
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The budget includes welcome increases to state financial aid to students in need and a set-aside for universities struggling with ‘financial sustainability.’
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Providers say home daycare businesses may need to close if the state continues paying too little in child care subsidies.
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This time last year, there was excitement and possibility over how to spend a record $97.5 billion budget surplus, a shocking figure coming at the end of a bruising COVID-19 pandemic. But this year, excitement has turned into a fight over what not to cut as the state stares down a $31.5 billion budget gap.