Lawmakers return to Salem this week to assess how Oregon might adjust to financial changes that have swept the state since President Trump took office.

Over the past year, the Trump administration has moved to shrink federal spending, shifting costs onto state and local governments. Now, state leaders are flocking to Oregon’s Capitol, where they will present options to legislative committees on how the state might adjust to budget cuts that seem all but certain.

“The Trump administration’s budget bill created a nearly $900 million hole in the state budget—threatening critical services like schools, health care, food assistance, natural resources, and public safety,” Oregon Democrats said in a statement Friday.

Those changes ensued through the One, Big, Beautiful Bill, which Congressiona

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