Budget

The University of Oregon’s Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to approve a $1.55 billion operating budget for the next fiscal year.

The Springfield City Council unanimously adopted a payroll tax Monday to help stabilize the city’s long-term finances.

The city of Cottage Grove is preparing to make several budget cuts–including to its library–in an effort to close an ongoing structural gap.

Administrators are working on a financial plan to ensure the institution's long-term survival.

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.