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New state legislative and congressional maps passed the Oregon Legislature Monday after Republicans ended their one-day boycott.

The funding will go to support communities impacted by the September 2020 wildfires.

Kristyna Wentz-Graff Originally published on June 26, 2021 7:18 pm Oregon lawmakers put a bow on an unprecedented five-month legislative session Saturday, passing major bills on clean energy, wildfire prevention and police reform before adjourning their chambers for a final time. After breaking early Friday to some legislators’ dismay, the Legislature spent Saturday hustling more than 50 bills in quick succession. In a session that had sometimes been marked by rancor, lawmakers closed out in collegial and lighthearted fashion -- some of them notably dressed down for the affair in shorts...

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Top Democrats in the Oregon Legislature are working furiously to hammer out a budget of historic proportions, as lawmakers hurtle toward the end of the session. With less than three weeks until the constitutional deadline for lawmakers to wrap up, Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward said she and her co-chairs on the Ways and Means committee are “really down to crunch time.” “We have to make ...