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Close prisons, save schools? OR faces tough budget options

| July 17, 2020 12:03 AM

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The state's top budget writers have proposed closing two Oregon prisons as lawmakers try to balance a huge budget shortfall created by the COVID-19 pandemic and business shutdowns.

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