An early look at the governor’s proposed budget shows that he plans on expanding aid to low-income citizens as well as a bump in funding for early-childhood education.
An early look at the governor’s proposed budget shows that he plans on expanding aid to low-income citizens as well as a bump in funding for early-childhood education.
The money to create and expand government programs isn’t coming from a major cut this biennium — in contrast to the $15.9 billion 2013-15 budget where cuts to public pensions and sentencing reform provided additional educational dollars.
This cycle, Kitzhaber’s budget relies a projected 12 percent increase to $17.7 billion in the general fund and cost savings from health care reforms like moving Oregon Health Plan participants into Coordinated Care Organizations.
Read more at the Statesman Journal.
