Others achieve in 2 years Portland can’t do while chewing gum
You know it’s bad when the governor of the bluest state in the country tells it’s political leadership that they need to be able to ‘walk and chew gum’ at the same time.
“The county must walk and chew gum at the same time…and fix the program before the next tax year to reduce the burden on Multnomah County residents”
The governor of Oregon has come down on hard (well, as hard as anyone in this state can do) on the Preschool for all Program that cannot seem to reach any of it’s goals and caused a huge tax that is driving people away from Portland – even while it has over $485 million (much of it unspent) from a massive new city income tax in its coffers. Despite spending literally millions, it has only produced 2,225 openings for children.
I seriously doubt anything will happen. Oregon and Portland are rife with graft. Local voters voted in this very poorly written tax law, even when audits show their money is being wasted.
There’s speculation that Salem’s leadership has become seriously spooked by something in the budget numbers. There’s clear evidence that the Oregon tax base is visibly shrinking due to mismanagement, some of the highest taxes in the country, and high and middle income residents fleeing Portland and Oregon in record numbers.
Meanwhile, NYC achieved pre-school for all success in just 2 years.