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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Unpaid Bills at Department of Forestry Lead Kotek to Call Special Session
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. “The unprecedented 2024 wildfire season required all of us to work together to protect life,
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Kotek calls legislative special session to fund Oregon wildfire costs
Kotek will ask lawmakers to approve $218 million to help state agencies cover bills after 1.9 million acres burned across the state.