GARY A. WARNER
Oregon Capital Bureau Sine die is imminent, declared Senate President Peter Courtney on Tuesday, using one of the secret decoder ring-needed terms of the Oregon Legislature.
Translation: We re almost through for 2021.
But not so close you can t pop a last-minute bill into the hopper, which Courtney did Tuesday morning with a bill to ban horse racing in Oregon.
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With just 25Â days left before the Oregon constitution requires the Legislature to shut down the 2021 session, Courtney s dual actions reflected the frenzy of sometimes contrary activity in the House and Senate.
SALEM — Legislative employees within Oregon’s Capitol will become the first in the nation to unionize, after a 75-31 vote by staff members Friday, May 28, in favor of joining