Governor Tina Kotek's proposed two-year budget includes almost $16 billion for education, which is about the cost of buying both the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets.

Gov. Tina Kotek said Monday she will recommend the Oregon Legislature pass a $39.3 billion budget that directs millions of additional dollars toward housing, homelessness, behavioral health and education, and represents a $4.7 billion increase in total ...

This is a developing story and will be updated. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants the state to spend more than $2 billion on homelessness and housing and send a record $11.4 billion to public schools as part of a budget focused on maintaining existing programs with little cash to spare for new initiatives.

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek proposes a budget focusing on homelessness, housing, health services, and education without cutting services.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s proposed $39.3 budget seeks to close a funding gap in the state’s low-income health plan and address safety and crowding at the Oregon State Hospital while expanding the behavioral health system.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek released her plans Monday for the state's two-year budget, and her priorities struck a familiar tone: reducing homelessness, bolstering the state's mental health programs, and improving education.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek held a press conference Monday morning to lay out her budget priorities for the 2025-2027 biennium. The governor said her biggest priority would be homelessness, behavioral health,