The State of Oregon's budget is in the toilet right now and is the lead story in my local paper (the state capital) most days. Here's what the Oregonian has to say about it:
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/06/gov_ted_kulongoski_says_recess.html
The lack of state money will certainly trickle down to the county-level. It seems like a heartless and cruel thing to bring up in a child disappearance, but the state budget is on everyone's minds right now. Personally there's a longshot that I could lose my government job, but I certainly am not worrying about the cost of bringing Kyron home.
Oregonians seem a bit obsessed with the cost of law enforcement (especially search-and-rescue), however. Every time someone gets stuck on Mt. Hood, people complain about the cost of rescuing them, even when people die.