Kaitlyn Locke

Feb 1, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Kaitlyn Locke

The state senate convenes at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., on May 11, 2023. | Amanda Loman/AP SALEM, Oregon — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection. Last year’s boycott lasted six weeks — the longest in state history — and paralyzed the legislative session, stalling hundreds of bills .

Feb 1, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Kaitlyn Locke

SALEM, Oregon — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection. The decision upholds the secretary of state’s decision to disqualify the senators from the ballot under a voter-approved measure aimed at stopping such boycotts.