Here’s what to know about where Republicans and Democrats are divided and what’s at stake.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Partisan tensions in Oregon skyrocketed this week because Republican state senators didn’t show up to work Wednesday and Thursday, denying Democrats who control the chamber a quorum.
On Thursday, Republican members of the Oregon Senate extended their boycott of Senate proceedings into a second day, delaying action by the majority Democrats on bills on gun safety, abortion rights and gender-affirming health care.
Republican lawmakers have used walkouts in the past, but this time — if they continue to stay away — they’ll be testing a new
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