Summary: <p>Jefferson Exchange — March 21, 2013, HOUR 1</p><p><b> <span class="headlinetext">Oregon State Audit</span> </b><br><br> One of the jobs of the Secretary of State in Oregon is to <a href="http://www.sos.state.or.us/audits/" target="_blank"><strong>audit departments</strong></a> of state government… and every few years, the ENTIRE state government. Secretary Kate Brown recently released the State of Oregon Financial Condition Report, and while it shows signs of recovery from recession, it also presents some sober challenges facing state government, its funding, and the overall financial state of the people. Kate Brown joins us to delve into the particulars. </p><p><b> <span class="headlinetext">Life and Libraries</span> </b><br><br> A pair of body blows hit libraries in our region in recent years: the advent of the Internet and all of its uses in obtaining information and reading material, and a drop in funding available for libraries at the local level. <a href="https://snippetsfromthestatelibrarian.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Oregon State Librarian MaryKay Dahlgreen</strong></a> takes note of the trends, but is bullish on the future of libraries. She will join us to talk about that future.</p>
