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Oregon’s House Republican leader sent state election officials scrambling this week after he used a minor delay in delivering mailed ballots to clerks in two counties to raise doubts about the integrity of the state’s voting system.
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Three Oregon Republicans running to control the state’s elections have all stoked false claims of voter fraud and indicated they want to end Oregon’s decades-long tradition of running elections by mail.
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School funding, educator pay increases and early reading investments are on pause with Senate Republicans in week three of their walkout.
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The GOP-led Senate walkout continued on Tuesday, preventing votes on bills for the 15th day.
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Kotek met with Republicans and Democrats but neither side reported progress with the GOP-led Senate walkout in its 14th day
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A total of 10 senators have now accrued 10 unexcused absences, meaning they cannot hold office next term.
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Legislation that would fund school literacy, a veterans home and start a pilot program for homeless students remains in limbo amid walkout
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Oregonians would see a record $5.5 billion kicker rebate under a newly released revenue forecast.
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The Republican boycott of the state Senate showed no signs of dissipating on Tuesday, as yet another state lawmaker hit 10-unexcused absences. Last November, voters passed a measure to try to put an end to legislative walkouts. But clearly it hasn’t worked.
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With weekend negotiations proving fruitless, three senators will now be blocked from running for reelection.
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By canceling floor sessions that were scheduled this weekend, Senate President Rob Wagner is ensuring no Republicans will hit a point-of-no-return built into Oregon law.
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The leaders of both parties met for the first time behind closed doors early Wednesday morning. They managed to agree on one thing: releasing a bland statement with a promise to say nothing more.
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One Republican senator filed a pair of workplace complaints Monday over denied requests to be excused from the Senate as a GOP walkout entered its sixth day.
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The simmering feud between Oregon Senate Republicans and Democrats continued on Friday, as a Republican-led walkout prevented the upper chamber from meeting and passing bills for the third consecutive day.