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SALEM — After weeks of negotiations with lawmakers, Gov. Kate Brown announced a one-day special session of the Oregon Legislature will be held Monday, Dec. 21, to deal with COVID-19 related issues. The need for state action has grown in recent weeks as Congress has failed to come up with a bill extending several key programs on unemployment, a eviction moratorium and small business subsidies. Brown says she will ask for $800 million to help Oregon residents who have battled a pandemic and ...