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Governor Calls Special Session June 24th

KBND News reported Monday, the governor was calling a special session of the legislature to deal with a budget deficit near 3-billion dollars. Governor Brown announced she is calling lawmakers to Salem next Wednesday but not to deal with the state budget deficit. The governor says the session will deal with police accountability bills and policies related to COVID-19. What about the estimated 3-billion-dollar budget deficit? The governor says that issue can wait until later this summer. County Commissioner Patti Adair is worried about the impact of the state budget deficit on Deschutes County Health and other departments. She also worries about how the delay in dealing with the deficit may affect school funding.

 

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