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Oregon Gov. Kotek calling legislative special session to fund wildfire costs
The fires' full cost topped $350 million, Oregon's governor said. The feds will pay much of that, but she wants the state to pay its wildfire bills as soon as possible.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek Convenes Special Session to Address $350 Million Wildfire Costs
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is calling a special legislative session to address the state's $350 million wildfire costs, as the fire season burned 1.9 million acres.
Gov. Kotek calls for special session to pay for ‘unprecedented’ wildfire season
Following a historic wildfire season that brought several “mega fires” to Oregon, Governor Tina Kotek called for a special legislative session on Tuesday to help cover costs.
Kotek calls special legislative session to pay outstanding bills from record Oregon wildfire season
The 2024 fire season cost Oregon emergency response agencies nearly $350 million, and the state leaders are struggling to find a way to cover outstanding bills. Gov. Tina Kotek announced Tuesday following reporting from Oregon Public Broadcasting that she’ll call a special session of the Legislature on Dec.
Gov. Kotek calls lawmakers into special session to address $350 million cost of record wildfire season
Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she is using her constitutional authority to call a special session of the Oregon Legislature, to begin on Thursday, December 12, for lawmakers to appropriate funds to pay for the historic 2024 wildfire season.
Oregon seeks special session to pay outstanding wildfire bills
The state owes more than $200 million to firefighters and contractors who helped put out more than 2,000 fires this summer and fall.
Gov. Kotek calls special session to address Oregon's record wildfire season costs
Gov. Tina Kotek is calling on the Oregon legislature to convene a special session in order to allocate funds to cover the costs of the 2024 wildfire season.
Unpaid Bills at Department of Forestry Lead Kotek to Call Special Session
Gov. Tina Kotek today said she’s calling the Legislature into a special session Dec. 12 to deal with a stack of unpaid bills that accumulated at the Oregon Department of Forestry this summer.
Kotek calls special legislative session to pay wildfire bills
The 2024 fire season cost Oregon emergency response agencies nearly $350 million, and state leaders are struggling to find a way to cover outstanding bills.
Kotek calls special session to address funding for Oregon's historic wildfire season
Lawmakers will meet in a special session Dec. 12 to address costs of Oregon's 2024 wildfire season that saw 1.9 million acres burned.
Oregon lawmakers will hold emergency session to pay wildfire bills
State agencies say they don’t have enough money to pay for a fire season that burned almost 2 million acres. Lawmakers will step in to help next month.
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Kotek calls legislative special session to fund Oregon wildfire costs
Tina Kotek said Tuesday that she’ll call lawmakers back to work in December for a special session to address the costs of Oregon’s record wildfire season. Kotek will ask lawmakers to approve $218 ...