SALEM, Ore. (AP) – State lawmakers will get a fresh picture of
Oregon’s tax collections and economic outlook in just a little while.
Legislative committees are scheduled this morning to hear the latest quarterly revenue forecast following a period of relatively flat
job growth.
It will be the first forecast of the two-year budget cycle that
began last month. It will also be the first since State Economist
Tom Potiowsky (puh-TOW’-skee) stepped down to return to Portland
State University, where he’ll serve as chair of the economics
department and director of a new applied economic research center.
Interim State Economist Mark McMullen will give the forecast in
Potiowski’s place.