Gov. Kate Brown calls 1-day special session for next week
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
Gov. Kate Brown speaks at a press conference about Oregon s record-setting volume of COVID-19 cases on Nov. 10, 2020. Cathy Cheney/Portland Business Journal pool
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Gov. Kate Brown will call Oregon lawmakers into a one-day special session Monday to pass additional COVID-19 and wildfire relief legislation, her office announced Tuesday.
Brown is asking the Legislature to allocate $800 million to relief efforts for Oregonians, which could go to help tenants and landlords and providing funding for vaccine distribution, contact tracing and wildfire prevention and preparedness.
“We must protect Oregonians now, as we face some of our hardest days, whether by getting critical resources into the hands of those most in need, keeping a roof over people’s heads, or recognizing the incredible toll of this virus on our small businesses and restaurants,” Brown said in a sta
Gov. Brown calls special session; proposes $800M relief package Connor Radnovich, Salem Statesman Journal
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Gov. Kate Brown has called the Oregon Legislature to meet Monday to take up an $800 million relief package to assist Oregonians still reeling from destructive wildfires and the coronavirus pandemic.
It will be the third special session of the year.
Included in the governor s proposal is $150 million in aid for landlords, $50 million for tenants and $600 million put into the Emergency Board committee s account, with $100 million dedicated to wildfire response and $400 million for the coronavirus.