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Two Republican lawmakers are joining dozens of citizens in challenging the maneuver.

Republicans have vowed to file suit over the maneuver.

The legislation comes as the Oregon Supreme Court weighs whether to uphold the 2022 voter-approved gun control law.

Friday marks third time this week lawmakers have postponed a vote on a controversial referendum bill with a Feb. 25 deadline

The party offered no immediate reason for the walkout.

Testimony against Senate Bill 1599 has so far overwhelmed support.

One of the potential statewide measures vying for the November ballot is calling it quits.

Californians overwhelmingly voted yes on Proposition 36 in November of 2024, supporting a ballot measure that many saw as a solution to rising theft and drug crime. Over a year later, counties are grappling with how to pay for growing treatment and incarceration expenses without funding help from the state.

The state’s most powerful lawmakers said Wednesday they can’t preempt the vote as Gov. Tina Kotek requested.

Republicans echoed concerns after an Oregon Journalism Project article highlighted 1935 case

Newsom has already vowed to tank a proposed ballot initiative that would impose a 5% wealth tax on the state’s billionaires to bolster Medi-Cal. Progressive lawmakers and their allies in labor and health seem hopeful that Newsom could support a different long-shot funding idea.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Common Sense Media had rival ballot initiatives designed to protect kids from chatbots. Now, they've merged their efforts.