Claire Withycombe
EO Media Capital Bureau
The co-chairs of the Oregon Legislature’s joint budget-writing committee last week presented a spending plan that included cuts in services to reflect the state’s expected $1.8 billion shortfall for the next two-year budget cycle.
The $20.265 billion budget outline presented Thursday, Jan. 19, by Sen. Richard Devlin, D-Tualatin, and Rep. Nancy Nathanson, D-Eugene, reflects that shortfall and describes potential cuts to general program areas such as health care, education…