In order to address the costs of Oregon’s record wildfire season, Governor Tina Kotek announced on Tuesday that she will bring lawmakers back to work in a special session in December.
After 1.9 million acres burned throughout the state this year, Kotek’s office announced in a news release that Kotek will request $218 million from lawmakers to assist the state fire marshal and the Department of Forestry in covering costs. That is three times the average for the year.
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