Oregon GOP walkout on abortion, trans health bill threatens funding for schools

The standoff over a bill to expand access to abortion could scuttle much-needed education funding in a year when the stars seemed to align for Oregon’s budget.

SALEM, Ore. — Funding for schools, literacy programs and special education teachers in Oregon — a state where 60% of third graders can’t read at grade level — could be jeopardized by a Republican walkout that has stalled hundreds of bills and derailed the Legislature for nearly six weeks.

The standoff over a bill that would expand access to abortion and gender-affirming health care could scuttle much-needed education funding in a year when the stars seemed to align for

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