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'OPB Politics Now:' Republicans Walked Out, But Now What?

By Jeff Mapes (OPB), Dirk VanderHart (OPB) and Lauren Dake (OPB)
Portland, Ore. May 10, 2019 5:41 p.m.
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Republicans left the Oregon Capitol this week to prevent a vote on a $2 billion tax plan for public schools.

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But what can they realistically hope to accomplish? And what might Democrats give up to get them back to Salem?

On this week's episode of "OPB Politics Now," political reporters Jeff Mapes, Dirk VanderHart and Lauren Dake will take a look how we got here and how it might end.

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