Budget

Lane Community College leaders estimated in a meeting Wednesday that they’ll need to eliminate 20.5 positions and cut two academic programs to balance next year’s budget.

The Lincoln County School District is facing a $5 million shortfall in the estimated $86 million general fund budget that it will have to balance with an anticipated 19 staff reductions. It would be the district’s largest round of reductions in more than a decade.

The small city is among 114 governments across Oregon that is behind on audits, according to a Secretary of State report.

A new revenue forecast suggests lawmakers have about $100 million more than they’d been planning for.

Eugene 4J School District leaders released the last phase of budget reductions this week. The new round of proposed cuts could eliminate 110 classroom teachers and support staff. District leaders say they need to reduce the budget by about $30 million total.

Springfield leaders will discuss a new payroll tax in the new year, though the city can’t collect it until 2027 at the earliest.

Oregon’s two oldest private universities say their plan to consolidate will benefit students, the state’s workforce and help future-proof the institutions.

The University of Oregon shared mixed financial news during Board of Trustees meetings this week.

College leaders say the plan would help address deficits and help to build reserves for the future.

Springfield City Council will soon vote on a pay increase for its city manager, Nancy Newton.

Eugene 4J School District will start its budget process significantly earlier than normal as it faces a projected $30 million shortfall.

Oregonians in rural areas with weaker job markets will no longer be exempt from SNAP’s work requirement.