Oregon Senate Republicans' Walkout Threatens Key Legislation and School Funds.

Oregon's top lawmakers are nearing a deal to end a weeks-long standoff that could scuttle hundreds of bills remaining in the legislative session. Democrats are considering scaling back bills creating new abortion protections and gun restrictions in exchange for GOP lawmakers returning to the Senate and foregoing delay tactics. The deal would be a win for Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp and his colleagues, who would have succeeded in watering down the policies they most oppose in exchange for allowing other bills to pass unfettered.