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May 2024 Election: Portland Public Schools wants to renew a local tax that already helps pay for hundreds of teachers. Bend-La Pine wants to start a new levy to offset budget cuts. But in Salem-Keizer, option levies aren’t really an option at all.
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Natalie Pate is a journalist and author based in Salem, Oregon. She has written about education and other topics throughout the Pacific Northwest for more than eight years. She is originally from Colorado and earned her B.A. in Politics and French from Willamette University. View more posts
Natalie Pate