Government Spending

Gov. Tina Kotek proposed an additional $100 million to continue the Early Literacy Success Initiative grants across Oregon schools but some want more targeted spending

The U.S. Department of Education recently told state officials they would not receive nearly $3.5 million in COVID-era, congressionally appropriated dollars for improving student reading and math skills.

Federal funding cuts have hit a Central Oregon Community College project. A plan to expand the Madras campus faces a big shortfall. Now COCC is working to make up the difference.

We hear from two directors of foster youth advocacy programs in southern and eastern Oregon about the impact of the loss of federal funding they were expecting to get this fiscal year.

The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

The state might have enough money to fund core priorities. Or it might be scrambling to fill holes left by federal cuts.

Grant School District is hundreds of thousands of dollars into a project that is supposed to be reimbursed by the federal government. Now, it’s not clear the feds will pay.

The governor recently joined OPB's "Think Out Loud" to talk about big issues in the legislative session, as well as how federal layoffs and funding cuts are impacting the state.

On Friday, Multnomah County opened the books on the Homeless Services Department’s budget – and confirmed others' concerns about how that money is spent.

Dozens of current and former federal employees packed into a federal building to condemn the Trump administration's efforts to diminish federal spending.