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Cuts, reserve funds help lawmakers balance Oregon budget

by Associated Press/Report for America
| August 12, 2020 12:03 AM

Oregon lawmakers cut hundreds of millions of dollars from state agencies and tapped emergency reserves to help plug a $1 billion budget deficit due to COVID-19 shutdowns and also further restricted police choke holds during a testy, day-long special session.

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