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Despite Senate President Rob Wagner and Gov. Tina Kotek continuing to express hope that the session can be salvaged, some lawmakers and Capitol insiders say it is effectively over and are preparing to reconvene in a special session this summer to craft the two-year budget.
Lawmakers boycotting this session created a new political committee to raise money off the walkout. That money can't be used to challenge a new law that could bounce them from office.
Lawmakers boycotting this session created a new political committee to raise money off the walkout. That money can't be used to challenge a new law that could bounce them from office.
Lawmakers boycotting this session created a new political committee to raise money off the walkout. That money can't be used to challenge a new law that could bounce them from office.
Gov. Tina Kotek has not been able to convince Republican lawmakers to return to Salem.