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'OPB Politics Now': Oregon Legislative Session Preview

Oregon Public Broadcasting

Published January 31, 2020 at 12:00 PM PST

<p>The Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. A new bill passed by the Legislature this summer drastically limits application of the death penalty.</p> — The Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. A new bill passed by the Legislature this summer drastically limits application of the death penalty.

The Oregon Legislature’s new session starts Monday. And the threat of another Republican walkout looms large.

In this week's episode of "OPB Politics Now," OPB politics reporters Jeff Mapes, Lauren Dake and Dirk VanderHart discuss what to look out for in the new session.