There have been nearly a dozen previous walkouts in Oregon, many in just the past few years, but the current Republican Senate walkout is already the longest by far.
SALEM, Ore. — The ongoing Republican walkout in the Oregon Senate has stretched on for more than a month, and it certainly feels like a record-setter.
Without enough Republicans in Salem to form a quorum, Democrats can’t pass any bills in the Senate even though they hold a majority in the chamber — and that’s been the status quo since May 3.
But there have been nearly a dozen walkouts in Oregon’s past, some of
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