The college is offering separation incentives and weighing spending cuts as it confronts revenue shortfalls and a pension cost increase for the 2027-28 academic year.
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Eugene news covers city government, Lane County, school districts, the Oregon Ducks and public safety in Track Town, USA. Reporting reaches neighborhoods and surrounding counties.
The city's temporary pilot adds a bike lane and parking after two fatal bicycle crashes in January 2026.
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City and county leaders are working to close shortfalls while aiming to eliminate deficits over the long term.
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Do you think drivers who hit cars and leave should face the same penalties as anyone?
Eugene Municipal Court found University of Oregon assistant football coach Ra'Shaad Samples ineligible for diversion after a April 12 downtown collision.
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Do you trust local officials to adequately clean up contaminated soil in your community's parks?
Oregon regulators have opened a six-week public comment period on the city's $1.2 million plan to bury contaminated soil in the west Eugene park.
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Do you think your utility bills are getting better or worse in Eugene?
Eugene's community-owned utility moves forward with a proposed budget that includes a second water treatment plant on the Willamette River.
Coverage on this page runs across Eugene city hall and the Lane County board of commissioners, Eugene School District 4J and Bethel School District, and the University of Oregon alongside the health care, outdoor recreation and technology employers that shape the local economy. From Whiteaker and Downtown to Bethel, River Road and Santa Clara, neighborhood reporting extends through the city and into Benton County, Linn County, Douglas County and Deschutes County where a story crosses the line. The Oregon Ducks athletics program and Eugene's reputation as a national center for track and field—reinforced by Hayward Field's position as a premier competition venue—shape the city's events calendar, tourism economy and local civic identity throughout the year. Homelessness, affordable housing and public safety have become the most persistently debated subjects in Eugene city government, and the policy approaches the city has taken to each have drawn sustained attention from across Oregon.
