Politics

Gov. Kate Brown issued vetoes last year. Oregon lawmakers are disregarding them.

By Dirk VanderHart (OPB)
Aug. 25, 2021 1 p.m. Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 1:13 a.m.

In a dispute with little apparent precedent, the Legislature is declining to abide Brown’s decision to trim a bill passed last year. Legislative officials contend the vetoes were illegal