SALEM, Ore. — Two Republicans and an Independent taking part in a boycott that has stalled hundreds of bills in the Oregon Senate, including measures on abortion and gender-affirming care, ...

Posted: May 4, 2023 / 05:55 PM EDT Updated: May 4, 2023 / 06:00 PM EDT The Senate chambers sits nearly empty at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, May 4, 2023.

The Oregon Journalism Protection Act (S.B. 686), which would have forced technology giants to compensate newsrooms for using their content, was defeated in the state Senate by a vote of 15-14 just ...