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THE DALLES — Confronting projections that show mounting deficits and long-deferred expenses, the Wasco County Board of Commissioners spent much of its Feb. 18 meeting examining the financial future of the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility (NORCOR) and weighing scenarios that range from new revenue to closing its juvenile wing.

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Legislative budget writers propose leaving more than 130 state jobs vacant, spending less on services and supplies and moving around not-yet-promised money within public agencies to rebalance Oregon’s budget and close a large funding gap at the transportation department. The moves should cover the state general fund’s remaining $128 million deficit during the next 18 […]