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January 13, 2016

Oregon: Judge Says He'll Bill Militia $70,000 Per Day for Refuge Occupation
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And in Oregon, Harney County Judge Steve Grasty says he'll bill the
right-wing militia members who have occupied a federal wildlife refuge
up to $70,000 a day for their cost to the public. Grasty says shuttered
schools and closed government offices as well as increased security are
costing taxpayers. The militants have torn down a fence and say they
have been going through government documents at the Malheur National
Wildlife Refuge. They occupied the refuge earlier this month in support
of two ranchers sentenced to prison for setting fires that burned
federal land.


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