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Bottles and cans: Oregon lawmakers reveal plan to pay for urgent wildfire costs
State Sen. Jeff Golden also proposes holding back the state's 'kicker' to help fund wildfire needs
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Rep. Marsh-led bill on Oregon wildfires and utility liability gets a fix
Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday tweaked a bill intended to increase fire mitigation to ensure it does not also ...
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Citizens pack the house in White City to voice concerns over wildfire hazard maps
Some 200 community members filled the gymnasium of White Mountain Middle School in White City on Saturday afternoon ...
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Local nonprofits grapple with loss of millions for wildfire mitigation
Regional organizations that provide wildfire mitigation and ecological recovery are grappling with millions lost under the recent federal ...
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Oregon D.C. Democrats, others warn that firings could mean dire wildfire season
Oregon’s Democratic U.S. House members — and other Democrats in the House — warned this week that firing ...
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Gov. Kotek, Legislature want to pause action on wildfire hazard map
Amid mounting criticism from the public and lawmakers from both parties, Gov. Tina Kotek has paused any further ...
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Sen. Golden proposes changing state wildfire map to curb anger and rumors
Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature ...
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Oregon recovers dimes on the dollar in auction of fire-survivor homes
Oregon’s effort to recoup some of the millions of dollars wasted on what state officials say turned out ...
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Oregon recovers dimes on the dollar in auction of fire-survivor homes
Oregon’s effort to recoup some of the millions of dollars wasted on what state officials say turned out ...
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Bill offering wildfire survivors relief from taxes and fees passes Congress
After more than five years of waiting in some cases, wildfire survivors across the West will be relieved ...