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Oregon governor calls special session to address wildfire costs [Video]

The session will start Dec. 12 and focus on a request from Kotek to set aside $218 million to cover the cost of 2024’s record-breaking wildfire season.

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she will call state lawmakers in for a special session next month to address the high cost of this year’s record-breaking wildfire season.

The session will begin Dec. 12 and focus on a request from Kotek for $218 million in additional funding for state agencies that were overtaxed by the cost of fighting the wildfires, according to a news release from Kotek’s office. The fires collectively torched more than 1.9 million acres, far more than any prior year on record.

“The unprecedented 2024 wildfire season required all of us to work together to protect life, land, and property, and that spirit of cooperation must continue in order to meet our fiscal responsibilities,” Kotek said in a statement. “I …

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Photo provided by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation. The executive director of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation says a new grant program is helping young professionals get their start in the industry. Kelly Burns says eligible start-up businesses have to have a widespread impact on state agriculture. Creating long term, sustainable employment opportunities,” she says. […]

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