Lisa Balick

Portland

Anchor and Reporter at KOIN-TV (Portland, OR)

Reporter/Weekend Anchor KOIN-TV Portland OR [email protected] @KOINNews @koin6news

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Trouble is brewing for Wilson’s $8B Portland budget

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Lisa Balick

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Trouble is brewing for the $8 billion budget proposal Portland Mayor Keith Wilson intends to officially submit on Wednesday. City councilors made it abundantly clear they intend to make changes. Several councilors are not happy with the proposed cuts, especially to maintenance of the city’s nearly 300 parks.
Trouble is brewing for Wilson's $8B Portland budget

1 week ago | koin.com | Lisa Balick

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Trouble is brewing for the $8 billion budget proposal Portland Mayor Keith Wilson intends to officially submit on Wednesday. City councilors made it abundantly clear they intend to make changes. Several councilors are not happy with the proposed cuts, especially to maintenance of the city’s nearly 300 parks.
Ex-Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan agrees to ethics commission fine

1 week ago | koin.com | Lisa Balick |Tim Steele

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Former Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan agreed to pay a fine from the Oregon Ethics Committee to settle the investigation that began after it became known she had a side job with a cannabis company while her office audited the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. In the agreement signed last week, Fagan said she agreed to pay the $1600 fine because of the expense of continuing to have legal counsel.
Oregon parents urge state lawmakers to increase public school funding

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Lisa Balick

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The fight for more funding for Oregon public schools is not over yet. Hundreds of Oregon parents converged on the state capitol in Salem Wednesday to urge lawmakers to shift more money into the education budget before they adjourn their session in June. On Tuesday night, the Portland Public Schools Board heard from families angry with plans to cut hundreds of jobs to make up a $40 million budget shortfall.
Oregon parents urge state lawmakers to increase public school funding

2 weeks ago | koin.com | Lisa Balick |Danny Peterson

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The fight for more funding for Oregon public schools is not over yet. Hundreds of Oregon parents converged on the state capitol in Salem Wednesday to urge lawmakers to shift more money into the education budget before they adjourn their session in June. On Tuesday night, the Portland Public Schools Board heard from families angry with plans to cut hundreds of jobs to make up a $40 million budget shortfall.
Washington County DA Kevin Barton explains why child support on chopping block

2 weeks ago | koin.com | Lisa Balick |Tim Steele

HILLSBORO, Ore. (KOIN) — Like Multnomah County, there is budget cutting underway in Washington County. And at this point it appears the entire Child Support Division in the district attorney’s office may be gone. For the past 50 years, the child support division helps mostly single moms get money to help their children survive. The district attorney’s office — like other Washington County departments — was asked to reduce its budget by 10% to help balance the budget for the next fiscal year.
DA: Retail theft could rise from Multnomah County budget cuts

2 weeks ago | koin.com | Lisa Balick |Tim Steele

Nathan Vasquez openly critical of proposed budget cuts Posted: Apr 28, 2025 / 04:34 PM PDT Updated: Apr 28, 2025 / 05:20 PM PDT SHARE PORTLAND, Ore.
DA: Retail theft could rise from Multnomah County budget cuts

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Lisa Balick

Lisa BalickMon, April 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM UTC1 min readPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The public back-and-forth between Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson continued Monday when Vasquez held a news conference to lash out at Pederson’s proposed budget that he said will gut the retail theft task force.
Jantzen Beach Carousel restoration underway

2 weeks ago | koin.com | Lisa Balick

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A complete restoration of the 104-year-old Jantzen Beach Carousel is underway as painting began on the first horse of the carousel. The carousel, which is now in The Dalles, first appeared in Oregon in 1928 as part of the Jantzen Beach Amusement Park after it was moved from California. When the park shut down in 1970, the carousel became a featured attraction at the Jantzen Beach Mall on the site.
Shelter providers to city councilors: Fund micro-villages

1 month ago | koin.com | Storm Wolf |Lisa Balick |Tim Steele

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Barbara Weber used her lived experience to tell Portland city councilors how important it is to fund and continue to expand micro-villages such as the Safe Rest Villages that provide case management and social services in a step toward permanent housing. Weber said she “came to live in Portland with my aunt and uncle. As a teenager I chose Portland to be my home. Like everyone else, I had the same basic needs food, water, shelter, clean clothes, and sleep.