SALEM â After weeks of negotiations with lawmakers, Gov. Kate Brown announced a one-day special session of the Legislature will convene Monday, Dec. 21, to deal with COVID-19 related issues.
The need for state action has grown in recent weeks as Congress has failed to come up with a bill extending several key programs on unemployment, a eviction moratorium and small business subsidies.
Brown says she will ask for $800 million to help Oregon residents who have battled a pandemic and one of the worst fire seasons in state history.
âMany Oregon families are struggling with unemployment, housing, food insecurity, and paying their bills, â Brown said. âWe must protect Oregonians now, as we face some of our hardest days.â
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December 15 2020
Gov. Brown calls legislators together, the Monday before Christmas, to address the pandemic and wildfires.
After weeks of negotiations with lawmakers, Gov. Kate Brown announced a one-day special session of the Legislature to deal with COVID-19 related issues.
The session is set for Monday, Dec. 21, marking an unusual Christmas-week session.
The need for state action has grown in recent weeks as Congress has failed to come up with a bill extending several key programs on unemployment, an eviction moratorium and small business subsidies.
Brown says she will ask for $800 million to help Oregon residents who have battled a pandemic and one of the worst fire seasons in state history.
SALEM â After weeks of negotiations with lawmakers, Gov. Kate Brown announced a one-day special session of the Oregon Legislature will be held Monday, Dec. 21, to deal with COVID-19 related issues.
The need for state action has grown in recent weeks as Congress has failed to come up with a bill extending several key programs on unemployment, a eviction moratorium and small business subsidies.
Brown says she will ask for $800 million to help Oregon residents who have battled a pandemic and one of the worst fire seasons in state history.
âMany Oregon families are struggling with unemployment, housing, food insecurity, and paying their bills, â Brown said. âWe must protect Oregonians now, as we face some of our hardest days.â