The chairs and vice-chairs of the Oregon Joint Committee on Ways and Means on Friday unveiled a list of actions to curb future budget growth, though it was far from the detailed list of potential cuts issued earlier this week.
In a memo to Senate President Peter Courtney and House Speaker Tina Kotek, the lawmakers noted that both short-term and long-term factors account for the $1.6 billion budget deficit for the 2017-19 biennium.
The cost of expanding health coverage, mostly by adding 350,000…
The chairs and vice-chairs of the Oregon Joint Committee on Ways and Means on Friday unveiled a list of actions to curb future budget growth, though it was far from the detailed list of potential cuts issued earlier this week.
In a memo to Senate President Peter Courtney and House Speaker Tina Kotek, the lawmakers noted that both short-term and long-term factors account for the $1.6 billion budget deficit for the 2017-19 biennium.
The cost of expanding health coverage, mostly by adding 350,000…