| Article: | News Digest: Good afternoon Oregon Counties need aid to bridge timber gap SALEM (AP) — A governor’s task force says the funding crisis triggered by the loss of federal timber revenues goes far beyond rural counties, and will hurt every school in Oregon and other programs, as well. The top recommendation handed over to Gov. Ted Kulongoski on Monday was to get Congress to renew temporarily the long-standing program that has brought more than $200 million a year to Oregon so that the state and counties will have time to find new sources of revenue — including new taxes. See full story, Page A3. |
