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After GOP walkout, Oregon lawmakers reconvene to focus on housing and drugs

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Published 11:28 PM

By CLAIRE RUSH
Associated Press

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are convening for the start of a short legislative session expected to be dominated by homelessness, a housing shortage, and plans to overhaul the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization law. Lawmakers have just 35 days to pass bills after the session opened Monday. For now, leaders say bipartisan lines of communication are open following last year’s Republican walkout. The boycott ground the Capitol to a halt for a record six weeks and disqualified 10 GOP state senators from seeking reelection. Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek says she has been in contact with Republicans and doesn’t expect policy differences to erupt as they did last year.

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