Opinion: Relief funds, spent well, can fuel an Oregon transformation
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Joth Ricci
Ricci is chief executive and president of Dutch Bros. He also chairs the Oregon Business Plan, a joint venture of Oregon Business and Industry, the Oregon Business Council and the Portland Business Alliance. He lives in Jacksonville.
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The state’s $62 million relief fund for Black Oregonians has agreed to stop allocating money while a federal court considers a new legal challenge that could shut down the program for good.
U.S. Judge Karin Immergut previously denied two separate requests for an injunction or restraining order to stop the fund from using race to distribute grants. In those instances, the Oregon Cares Fund set aside money for the plaintiffs in case they prevailed in their legal challenges.
For that reason, Immergut concluded they could not show irreparable harm and declined to shut down the state’s novel program.
State’s fund for Black Oregonians suspends grants, faces renewed legal challenge By Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive.com
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The state’s $62 million relief fund for Black Oregonians has agreed to stop allocating money while a federal court considers a new legal challenge that could shut down the program for good.
U.S. Judge Karin Immergut previously denied two separate requests for an injunction or restraining order to stop the fund from using race to distribute grants. In those instances, the Oregon Cares Fund set aside money for the plaintiffs in case they prevailed in their legal challenges.
For that reason, Immergut concluded they could not show irreparable harm and declined to shut down the state’s novel program.