Oregon lawmakers consider $10 million for James Beard Public Market

Catch up quick: Backers of the market purchased the Ungar Building last October, but renovations of that space, and adjacent Selling Building's ground floor, put total cost projections at around $20 million — much more than the $1.5 million they had on hand.

• The 38,000 square-foot market is planning for a partial opening by the end of the year, and will include 40 stalls for small businesses, a wine bar, brewery, cheese shop, butcher, fishmonger and restaurant, as well as a teaching kitchen and cookbook store.

What we're watching: The proposal is currently sitting in committee and will have to go through several rounds of approvals before lawmakers in both chambers get a chance to vote on it.

• With a stacked agenda of more than 2,200 bills to consider, we'll see if it doesn't get lost in the shuffle.