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PENDLETON — Schools, like residents across the state and country, are facing difficult choices of how to spend their money.
School budgets have only increased a little in recent years, if at all. At the same time, some post-pandemic funding is running out and staff wages are going up. Since 2019, costs of hotel lodging in cities such as Pendleton have skyrocketed, especially during events.
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