REDMOND, OR -- State lawmakers will get feedback on the budget from Central Oregonians, at a weekend public hearing. The Joint Committee on Ways and Means will hold a community hearing Saturday, at the Deschutes County Expo Center. 

The Hearing will be held in the South Sister building, from 2-4 p.m. A sign-up sheet for those who want to testify on various budget topics, will be available at the venue, prior to the start of the meeting. Click HERE for more information. 

The Oregon School Board Association urges families to attend and share with lawmakers the importance of funding schools, amid competing priorities.