Intense negotiations underway to end Senate impasse
Oregon senators are engaged in intense negotiations to try to end the Republican-led walkout that started on May 3 and has prevented the Senate from voting on bills.
Source: philomathnews.com
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Oregon Capitol abuzz with talk of deal to end walkout, but no one's sharing details
One thing that is clear is that hope for an end to the five-week walkout has been rekindled in recent days partly because of a friendship between two lawmakers: Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp, R-Bend, and Sen. Kathleen Taylor, D-Portland.
Source: opb.org
Fines not deterring absent Republican senators as walkout persists
So far, $325 daily fines are not swaying Republican senators to return to floor sessions and end their walkout.
Source: philomathnews.com
OR Senate Republican walkout: Democrats call for return to Senate
Oregon Democratic lawmakers held a press conference asking for their Republican and Independent colleagues to end the GOP-led walkout in the Senate.
Source: koin.com
In a year of Capitol feuds, Oregon has a political breakdown
The Republican boycott that has gridlocked the state Senate since May 3 — one in a series of boycotts since 2019 — signals the degree to which bipartisanship has taken a back seat to strategic dysfunction.
Source: bostonglobe.com