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Lawmakers’ Ambush of Preschool for All Gives Kotek a Nuclear Option
For now, the bill is going nowhere. But Gov. Tina Kotek is hellbent on saving the “whales” she says Preschool for All is ...
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Oregon lawmakers consider bill to end tax-funded 'Preschool For All' by 2027
Oregon lawmakers are considering a new proposal that would shut down Multnomah County's "Preschool For All" program.The free ...
Lawmakers make last-minute attempt to kill Multnomah County's 'Preschool for All' program
An amendment introduced late Monday evening would bar counties from imposing an income tax to provide preschool, a not-at-all ...
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Good Morning, News: Salem Comes at Preschool for All, Oregon’s Got a Case of Measles, and Zohran Mamdani’s Gonna Be the Mayor of New York
If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event ...
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Last-minute amendment to Oregon bill takes aim at MultCo’s ‘Preschool for All’ amid state, local tug-of-war
State lawmakers in Salem are looking at shutting down the funding for the “Preschool for All” program in Multnomah County ...
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Oregon Senate overrides Gov. Kotek’s veto of foster children bill in rare legislative move
The Senate overrode Kotek’s veto of the bill, which is the first time this has happened in the Oregon Legislature since 2011.
Kotek backed bill to lessen regulations on restraining children dies in Salem
Advocates argued the bill was critically important to improving access to care. Opponents worried it could make children more ...
County defends tuition-free universal preschool after state lawmakers threatened to end it
Preschool for All survives intact, at least for now, after Gov. Tina Kotek berated the county for high taxes earlier this ...