Oregon

Road funding plan divides Wisconsin lawmakers as Oregon gets first glimpse of $5 billion proposal.

Portland, Ore. Mayor Ted Wheeler's first proposed city budget includes infrastructure investment.

Oregon implemented a state government hiring freeze.

The University of Oregon is stepping up the pressure on lawmakers to kick in $100 million in state bonds to help pay for two new science buildings in Eugene.

Portland, Ore. voters will decide whether or not to approve $790 million of school bonds in May following a unanimous vote from the city’s school board.

Far West issuers sold $90.7 billion of municipal bonds in 2016, a 8.5% increase over the prior year.

Oregon lawmakers will have the option to issue as much as $1.14 billion in new general fund-backed debt and up to $209 million in lottery-backed debt for the 2017-2019 biennium.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has promoted three public finance attorneys on the West Coast to partner.

A probable rollback of federal protections put in place after the Great Recession means Oregon must be even more vigilant in its stewardship of public funds, said its new treasurer, Tobias Reed.

Facing a projected two-year budget shortfall of $1.7 billion, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has proposed a biennial budget that the newly-reelected governor characterized as a “short-term” solution.