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Oregon lawmakers are rushing to approve hundreds of bills and a budget for the next two years before the legislative session ends on Sunday. The bills were stalled by the six-week Republican walkout that ended last week. On Wednesday and Thursday alone, the state House and Senate voted on more than 200 bills. The measures passed span an array of issues, from wildfire protection to bolstering mental health and addiction treatment. The frantic pace caps a session marked by the longest walkout in the Oregon Legislature’s history. The Republican boycott stemmed from two bills relating to guns, a...

Oregon lawmakers have been in a mad dash to approve hundreds of bills and billions of dollars in spending before the legislative session ends on Sunday, after a six-week Republican walkout caused stacks of legislation to pile up.

Legislators have been working into the evening over the course of the last week following the end of a Senate Republican walkout.

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Oregon lawmakers are rushing to approve hundreds of bills and a budget for the next two years before the legislative session ends on Sunday. The bills were stalled by the