EUGENE, Ore.—In a unanimous vote, the Lane Community College Board of Education passed a resolution endorsing a “yes” vote on Measure 101 at its Dec. 14 meeting.
“Oregon’s public schools have been on a financial starvation diet for too long,” said LCC Board Chair Rosie Pryor. “Last year we had to close a $10 million gap in LCC’s budget. If Measure 101 fails, it’s estimated that over 350,000 Oregonians could lose their access to health care. But it will also have a domino effect on other budgets—including Lane’s.”
According to the Oregon Secretary of State’s office, If the measure is defeated there would be a reduction of $210-$320 million in state revenue, resulting in a possible reduction of $630-$960 million or more in federal Medicaid matching funds. The total revenue reduction to the 2017-19 state budget may be $840 million-$1.3 billion or more.
Such a reduction in the state budget would seriously threaten funding for education, said the board, besides harming health care for students and the community.
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