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MESD government relations official previews short legislative session, warns of tight K‑12 budget
Summary
Lisa Merrick of the Multnomah Education Service District told the Gresham‑Barlow board the short legislative session (Feb. 2–Mar. 9) will be compressed and could force difficult choices for K‑12 funding because of federal tax changes and a challenging revenue forecast.
Lisa Merrick, government relations advocate with the Multnomah Education Service District, told the Gresham‑Barlow School Board on Jan. 22 that Oregon’s upcoming short legislative session will be compressed and likely define how much the state can preserve for K‑12 budgets.
“We are about to enter into the short legislative session,” Merrick said, describing a six‑week sprint that starts Feb. 2 and must end by March 9. She called the February 4 revenue forecast “a key date” and said committees face tight deadlines for bills to move through their first and second chambers.
Merrick framed the chief fiscal challenge as lower state revenue linked to recent federal…
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