Divert $1 Billion of Kicker Rebates From Taxpayers to Wildfire Efforts, Gov. Tina Kotek Urges Lawmakers

$1M National Science Foundation grant could help researchers plan for wildfire-related power outages - Northwest Public Broadcasting

A wildfire burns near power lines. Researchers at Washington State University hope a National Science Foundation Grant will help them better plan for power outages related to wildfires. (Credit: Curtis Gregory Perry / Flickr Creative Commons) Read A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help Washington State University researchers plan for power outages related to wildfires. WSU researchers said the…

Divert $1 billion of kicker rebates from taxpayers to wildfire efforts, Gov. Tina Kotek urges lawmakers

Gov. Tina Kotek said Monday she supports holding back kicker rebate dollars that would be returned to Oregonians next year to invest that money into wildfire prevention and mitigation efforts.

Gov. Tina Kotek now supports withholding $1B of Oregon’s ‘kicker’ for wildfire costs • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Gov. Tina Kotek (left), State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple (center), and Oregon Department of Forestry Deputy Director Kyle Williams (right) at a wildfire briefing May 7, 2025. Kotek said the season would likely be more aggressive than in years past. (Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)Oregon lawmakers looking for a new source of money to fight wildfires this year have come up with few slam-dunk answers. Now one option that is often con…

Gov. Tina Kotek now supports withholding $1B of Oregon’s ‘kicker’ for wildfire costs

Even if Democrats agree on such a move, a vote to suspend the kicker would require two Republican votes in the 30-member Senate and four in the 60-member House.

Local leaders celebrate Clackamas Village shelter opening with Governor Kotek

Local leaders celebrate Clackamas Village shelter opening with Governor Kotek cokeke Tue, 05/20/2025 - 12:46 Date 5/20/2025 Shelter capacity in Clackamas County to increase nearly 25 percentOn May 14, 2025, Clackamas County, Governor Tina Kotek, and Metro joined with partners to celebrate the opening of Clackamas Village, a new transitional shelter community with 24 spaces for adults in unincorporated Clackamas County. “This shelter means a war…

Oregon Gov. Supports Withholding $1B Of Oregon's Kicker For Wildfire Costs | The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon

Gov. Tina Kotek now supports withholding $1B of Oregon’s ‘kicker’ for wildfire costs Kotek told reporters that suspending $1 billion of the expected tax refund could be crucial to pay wildfire costs BY: DIRK VANDERHART, OPB – MAY 20, 2025   Gov. Tina Kotek (left), State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple (center), and Oregon Department of Forestry Deputy Director Kyle Williams (right) at a wildfire briefing May 7, 2025. Kotek said the season wou…