Make sure you follow assignment guidelines. The summary/abstract should respond in some meaningful way to each source assigned. 

• State of Oregon. 2024. 2025-27 Governor’s Budget. December, Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Learn what you can from pp 12-13 (in the document), and skim the section starting on p 39 to get a sense of how Oregon finances social welfare services.
• Learn what you can from the following two sources:
  • Congressional Budget Office. 2026. The federal budget in fiscal year 2025: An infographic. March 30, CBO.gov. 
  • Congressional Budget Office. 2026. Discretionary spending in fiscal year 2025: An infographic. March 30, CBO.gov. 
• Howard Gleckman. 2025. What will the tax provisions of the Big Budget Bill really do? July 10, Tax Policy Center. 
• Urban Institute. 2026. State and Local Backgrounders. (read excerpt from Public welfare expenditures).

20 points possible (14 for responses to questions; 6 for abstract to be turned in on discussion day)

At least one of the questions for the groups will involve responding to information on these pages.