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Kotek Sworn In 39th Governor

(Salem, OR) -- Democrat Tina Kotek has been sworn in as Oregon's 39th Governor. In her inaugural address to a joint session of the Legislature, she outlined her goals. She will declare a homelessness state of emergency and ask the Legislature to approve 130-million dollars to move 12-hundred homeless Oregonians into stable housing. She will also sign an executive order to set a target of creating more than 36-thousand affordable housing units a year. She pledged to increase government efficiency and improve access to services. She also called on Oregonians to act as a force of positive change by making contributions to their own communities.

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