Oregon Senators Face Daily Fines for Absences Amid Walkout and Controversial Bills.

Oregon Senate Democrats plan to fine Republican senators $325 per day for their walkout, which has lasted for a month and threatens to derail the legislative session. The fines will start accruing on Monday and will continue for each day a quorum is not present. The walkout is over a bill that would protect health care providers who give abortions and requires insurance to cover gender-affirming care for people who are transgender or nonbinary. Republicans have pushed back on the way Democrats have framed the fight as one over access to abortion.