Oregon State University is taking steps to close a projected $12 million dollar budget deficit this school year.

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Willamalane [willamma-lane] Parks and Recreation District [in Springfield] may ask voters for a tax rate increase for the first time since it was founded in the 1940s.

KLCC’s Rebecca Hansen-White reports.

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Willamalane [willamma-lane] Parks and Recreation District in Springfield leaders will soon consider placing a levy on the May ballot.

After a run of more than 80 years, Seattle’s U-District is saying goodbye to the neighborhood’s last movie theater.

KUOW’s Noel Gasca caught up with the people who swung by the Varsity on its final day of business.

Some Southern Oregon University trustees and employees pushed back on recent recommendations from the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission recently released a report about spending and efficiency at public universities.

The National Labor Relations Board has cleared Oregon-based drinks distributor Bigfoot Beverages of several accusations that it violated labor law.

When Oregon lawmakers meet next month, Governor Tina Kotek has asked that they repeal a set of tax increases passed in September. But as Dirk Vanderhart reports, no one can say if that would be legal.

Washington state lawmakers are advocating this legislative session to replace Pierce County’s Fairfax Bridge

The roughly 104-year-old bridge was suddenly shut down last year after structural damage was discovered. This cut off public access to remote portions of Mount Rainier National Park.

Washington state lawmakers are pursuing legislation this session to replace a historic bridge in Pierce County that was suddenly shut down last year.

The Fairfax Bridge was permanently closed after structural damage was found, which cut off access to parts of Mount Rainier National Park.

KNKX reporter Mitch Borden has the story.