Topic - Michael Dembrow

“I don’t want to say anything to jinx the current state of play, but I will say that at this point I’m optimistic,” Sen. Michael Dembrow, a Portland Democrat, told his constituents in an email.

Oregon's 6-week GOP boycott over bills on abortion and guns could end soon →

If lawmakers don't return soon, Dembrow said he suspects Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek “will need to convene a special session at some point to do the budgets.”

Political collateral? Oregon GOP walkout on 'culture war' bill threatens billions in school funds →