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For Oregonians that have been struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 crisis, the next few weeks could be dire.
An estimated 70,000 Oregonians are poised to lose their unemployment benefits by the end of the month as federal help expires. At the same time, statewide protections against evictions and foreclosures are also set to lapse at the end of the month.
For thousands of Oregonians, those programs could be the difference between barely hanging on and financial ruin.
There are proposals in the state House to extend the eviction and foreclosure moratoriums beyond their current December 31st expiration date. But for that to happen, legislators need to hammer out a plan for a one-day legislative session.