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FILE - In this June 29, 2019, file photo, children play in fountains at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. Republicans in the Oregon Senate boycotted the Thursday Feb. 25, 2021, session, using a tactic they had employed in the past two years to stop work in the chamber — this time over the state's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)

Oregon Senate hit by another GOP boycott, now over COVID-19

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Democratic two-thirds majority in Oregon not out of reach

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Tensions rise over Oregon’s use of COVID-19 relief funds

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Oregon lawmakers finish special session on police, virus

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Oregon lawmakers plow through COVID, police bills

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Oregon state Senate President Peter Courtney pauses after declaring in the state Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2021, that amid a boycott by Republican senators, not enough lawmakers were present to reach a quorum. The drastic move by Republicans in Oregon highlights how pitched the debate over how to respond to global warming is becoming, with the GOP saying leaving the Capitol was the only way to halt legislation they view as too extreme in a Legislature dominated by Democrats. Democrats warn that doing nothing at this point is too dangerous. In an interview with The Associated Press, Courtney, the longest-serving legislator in Oregon history, said he has not found a way out of the impasse and is broken hearted. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Democrats: GOP walkout in Oregon is stalling key bills

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Still ailing, Senate leader Courtney may miss session start

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Oregon Senate president, 76, hospitalized with hip pain

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Senate leader Courtney says he’s sticking around

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In this Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks to media representatives in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File) ** FILE **

Oregon Democrats lack votes for climate bill that sparked GOP walkout

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Protesters flood the steps of the Oregon State Capitol Tuesday, June 25, 2019, to push back against a Republican walkout over a climate change bill that has entered its sixth day in Salem, Ore. The president of the Oregon Senate said Tuesday there weren't enough votes in his majority Democratic caucus to approve a landmark climate bill that has sparked a walkout by Republicans and left other key issues such as the state budget in limbo. (AP Photo/Sarah Zimmerman)

Senate president: Not enough votes for Oregon climate bill

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In a May 10, 2018 photo, Sergeant at Arms Leta Edwards stands in the foreground as Democratic senators talk among themselves on the Senate floor on after the Senate failed to reach a quorum for the fourth straight day because of a Republican boycott in Salem, Ore. Republican senators began their walkout on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, to protest an education-funding bill that imposes a tax on some businesses. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Enough GOP senators return to end Oregon tax bill standoff

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The Oregon Justice Building that houses the state appeals court is seen in Salem, Ore., on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. After losing an appeal in the court late Tuesday, leaders in the Oregon Legislature said Wednesday they'll obey a judge's order to turn over documents to the state's labor commissioner who is investigating sexual harassment at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Oregon Legislature to release sexual harassment records

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FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2011, file photo, state Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian speaks during an interview, in Portland, Ore. Avakian has accused political leaders in the Legislature and officials in the state Capitol of permitting &quot;a generally hostile environment based upon sex.&quot; (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

OR official: Statehouse leaders allowed hostile environment

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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2017 file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown delivers her inaugural speech to Oregon legislators in the Capitol House chambers in Salem, Ore. The intense national focus on sexual misconduct came to Oregon's capital this week, when lawmakers were given a training session on harassment and how to report it. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Oregon lawmakers, lobbyists get sexual harassment training

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Ads blast lawmaker’s stance on national popular vote bill

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Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney, center right, walks with Salem, Ore., Mayor Chuck Bennett across the Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge moments after it was dedicated in Salem, Ore., Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. The new bridge for walkers and cyclists connects three green spaces in Oregon's capital city. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Oregon Senate president talks of unity in bridge dedication

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FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2017, file photo, Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, speaks in Salem, Ore. Courtney said Thursday, July 27, 2017, he has yet to decide whether he will retire or return for another year. The 74-year-old Democrat's contemplations of retirement come after achieving career milestones such as most-tenured Senate president and longest-serving current lawmaker, with 33 years in office. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, file)

Oregon Senate president considers retirement

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Kotek, Courtney, Kitzhaber dig in on bridge

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