The Joint Committee on Ways and Means will be holding six meetings throughout Oregon for the Legislature’s 2025 community budget hearings, one of them being virtual so we can all partake in the conversation. This is a great opportunity to speak directly with legislators crafting the state’s budget about what they should prioritize for the upcoming 2025-2027 biennium. The committee co-chairs will be releasing their budget framework sometime before the first meeting on March 22, which will serve as the legislative starting point for directing billions of your tax dollars in investments.
As is the case every budget cycle under the progressives, the state does not have enough money to support every project or program they dream about, so it’s all the more important for you to make your voices heard about your priorities.
Here are the times, dates, and locations of each stop on the budget tour and links to where you can sign up to testify in-person:
Gresham | Saturday, March 22 (10:00am – 12:00pm)
Mt. Hood Community College, College Theater
26000 S.E. Stark Street, Gresham, OR 97030
Members of the public can register to testify here
Astoria | Friday, March 28 (5:00pm – 7:00pm)
Liberty Theater Astoria
1203 Commercial Street, Astoria, OR 97103
Members of the public can register to testify here
Warm Springs | Friday, April 4 (5:00pm – 7:00pm)
Old Warm Springs Elementary School
1112 Wasco Street, Warm Springs, OR 97761
Members of the public can register to testify here
La Grande | Friday, April 11 (5:00pm – 7:00pm)
Eastern Oregon University, Hoke Union Building #339
1 University Boulevard, La Grande, OR 97850
Members of the public can register to testify here
Salem, Statewide Virtual Testimony Prioritized | Wednesday, April 16 (5:00pm – 7:00pm)
Oregon State Capitol Building, Hearing Room F
900 Court St NE, Salem, OR 97301
Members of the public can register to testify here
Klamath Falls | Friday, April 25 (5:00pm – 7:00pm)
Klamath Community College, Building 4 Commons
7390 South 6th Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97603
Members of the public can register to testify here