Budget

Springfield Public Schools says it will need to eliminate nearly 33.5 positions to balance next year's budget. The draft spending plan was released on Friday.

A consultant says the university must make $20 million in cuts to help stabilize its finances. Those could affect JPR.

The board voted to include suspending the college’s criminal justice and health information management programs as part of its plan to save money.

The Lane Community College Board of Education wants more time and public input on proposed program cuts.

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.