Editorial: Difficult decisions await legislators on education issues
Oregon legislators are in quandary — their table is filled with a projected $1.6 billion deficit despite record revenues, and they face the stiff challenge of crafting a balanced budget that also meets demands from voter-approved measures from last November’s general election.
Three statewide measures approved by voters with overwhelming margins carry a collectively hefty sticker price of about $363 million through the two-year budget cycle. Two of those have a direct impact on education funding.
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