SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers will make one final push this week to find an agreement that would allow all of them to declare victory and leave town before Wednesday’s self-imposed deadline.
With the budget and Gov. John Kitzhaber’s Medicaid reform plan all but crossed off the list, the focus turns squarely to other issues: A health insurance exchange, Kitzhaber’s education initiatives and Republican efforts to increase logging and take more water from the Columbia River. Foreclosure legislation and construction bonds also are in the mix.
While it remains technically feasible to adjourn the session on Wednesday, the deadline is looking increasingly optimistic. The state Constitution allows lawmakers to stay for another week, and even longer than that if they can muster a bipartisan vote.
