Oregon legislature

Whether Republicans will show up to vote or stay away to block the process remains unclear. COVID-19's impact on whether a quorum will be present in the House is also a mystery.

Oregon lawmakers convened this week to fulfill their constitutional duty of redrawing the state’s congressional and legislative district maps. Things have not gone as planned.

So far, a legislative session on new political maps has seen a broken deal, a threatened walkout and now a positive coronavirus test.

The Senate passed new political maps Monday, but an ongoing impasse in the House could blow up a highly charged special session.

Following hours of testimony and accusations of gerrymandering, the state's majority party unveiled maps it says meet "the highest legal standards." An analysis tool suggests the plan biased.

The maps released on Friday are just a starting point as lawmakers work to pass a final plan. They could chart wildly divergent political paths for the state.

The once-a-decade redistricting process will begin in earnest Friday, when lawmakers give their first pitch for how to reshape the state's political landscape.

Health leaders in Grant and Harney counties cite fears of worker shortages as the virus surges among unvaccinated people. Legislators claim mandates will backfire in the long run, and further entrench vaccine skeptics.

The House Speaker becomes the most prominent candidate in either party to enter the race.

In a dispute with little apparent precedent, the Legislature is declining to abide Brown’s decision to trim a bill passed last year. Legislative officials contend the vetoes were illegal.

If the projections hold, the refund — which takes the form of credits on 2021 tax returns filed next year — would be Oregon’s largest-ever kicker.

Lawmakers are required to hold public hearings as they redraw legislative and congressional districts.