Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek says the looming federal troop deployment in Portland could cost as much as $10 million in taxpayer dollars.

In a Wednesday news release, the governor said the Oregon Military Department had calculated the costs for salaries for 200 soldiers, as well as food, lodging, equipment and other sundries during the 60-day deployment.

That’s a significant increase over the $3.8-million estimate made by an Oregon Military Department director to state lawmakers during a hearing Tuesday. That initial figure was based on an estimate for salaries only.

Kotek and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a lawsuit Monday asking a judge to declare the troop deployment illegal and issue an emergency restraining order blocking it.

A hearing for the case is set for Friday,

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