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Kitzhaber Calls For Possible Special Session for Sept. 30

By NIGEL JAQUISS

Gov. John Kitzhaber today alerted legislators to be ready for a special session Sept. 30. His goal is to make further cuts—up to $5 billion—to the Public Employee Retirement System and generate a couple of hundred million dollars with new taxes.

Two things are unclear: First, whether Kitzhaber now has the votes to get that deal done—votes he didn't have during the regular legislative session that ended in July. Second, whether he will also try to make funding the Columbia River Crossing project part of the deal.

Here's the release from Kitzhaber's office:

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