Should Oregon make legislative walkouts a thing of the past?

After the longest walkout in Oregon history, we checked in with some legislative veterans to get their take on the minority party strategy of hitting the bricks.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The longest walkout in Oregon legislative history ended late last week as Democratic and Republican leadership in the Senate hashed out a deal to provide a quorum in the chamber for the first time in six weeks.

It was a compromise that left some people unhappy on both sides of the aisle, though legislative leaders all proclaimed it a victory for Oregonians. Four Republican senators and one Independent have continued to shun the Senate chamber, preferring

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