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The appeals court’s decision follows an earlier Oregon Supreme Court decision barring senators from running for reelection.
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In an opinion that could have reverberations for the upcoming legislative session, the court sided with state elections officials’ interpretation of the ballot measure voters approved aiming to end legislative walkouts.
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The Senate on Thursday quickly and without debate passed two of the most contentious bills of the session – on abortion and firearms – as the Republican-led walkout ended and work began.
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Republican and Democratic leaders in Salem have reached an agreement to end the legislative walkout that's stretched on for nearly a month and a half. Senate Republicans led the walkout in early May to protest legislation involving abortion access.
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In a sign they're ready to acknowledge their last plan didn't work, legislative Democrats now insist quorum rules should change.
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Oregon school districts are preparing their annual budgets this spring. They have to adopt them by the end of June.But until a schools budget is passed, districts won’t know how much money they’ll have.
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One thing that is clear is that hope for an end to the five-week walkout has been rekindled in recent days partly because of a friendship between two lawmakers: Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp, R-Bend, and Sen. Kathleen Taylor, D-Portland.
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Hundreds of bills are set to perish if the impasse continues; measures to create more affordable housing, to help at-risk students, bills aimed at combating climate change and measures addressing the public-defender crisis.
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Oregonians have much to lose if the legislative session ends by June 25 without a functioning Senate that can vote on bills, Democrats warned Tuesday.
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Lawmakers have fewer than three weeks left to work through their differences.
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Republicans said they wanted the committee to hold government agencies accountable.
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On Thursday, Senate Democrats did not say how they plan to bill their colleagues, what would happen if Republicans don’t pay nor where the money would go.
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Bills that would help crime victims, prevent drug overdoses and pay for public defenders await action as the GOP-led walkout continues.
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With both parties unwilling to budge on a bill tackling abortion and transgender care, the 2023 session appears stuck.