October 20, 2006
Oregon Colleges Prepare for Spending Cap
Voters in 3 states will decide on budget restrictions in closely watched elections
The next round in the battle over the future of state taxpayer support for higher education takes place here next month, when voters will decide if Oregon should become the latest state to adopt a spending cap. On the ballot is Measure 48, which if approved on November 7, would limit increases in the state's biennial budget to correspond to the rate of population growth, plus inflation.
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