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Rachael Pope/Douglas Forest Protective AssociationDesperate for money to get through the next two wildfire seasons and with few proposals on the table that could meet costs and get passed by the Oregon Legislature, Gov. Tina Kotek is proposing to skim some money off of the state’s “rainy day fund.” -
Mark Turney/U.S. Forest ServiceGov. Tina Kotek has signaled her support for potentially using some of the kicker or other one-time funding to invest in wildfire work across the state.
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Republicans say Democrats are using the bill as a bargaining chip to get Republicans to vote on redirecting $1 billion of kicker tax to fund wildfire mitigation work. -
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. -
Carl Riccadonna says the state should expect billions more in tax revenue than his predecessor predicted. That could mean a much bigger "kicker." -
Oregon’s latest revenue forecast suggests yet another kicker is coming in 2026
