May Revenue Forecast Key To Oregon Budget Outlook

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As they continue to face a $1.6 billion budget shortfall, Oregon lawmakers will get an update on the state's financial outlook next week. The May revenue forecast is a key piece of information as budget-writers put together the next two-year spending plan. But even with the forecast in hand, some of the biggest questions about how much revenue the state can expect have yet to be answered. KLCC's Salem Correspondent Chris Lehman gives us an update on the legislative session.

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Rachael McDonald is KLCC’s host for All Things Considered on weekday afternoons. She also is the editor of the KLCC Extra, the daily digital newspaper. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000.