Politics

Democrats consider watering down abortion, gun safety bills in order to get Oregon Senate Republicans to return

By Dirk VanderHart (OPB)

June 12, 2023 5:17 p.m. Updated: June 13, 2023 4:50 p.m.

After nearly 10 hours of negotiations over the weekend, top lawmakers arrived at a tentative framework for rescuing the 2023 session. Both sides stress a deal hasn’t been made.