Oregon goes annual on TV.

• Position: STATELINE - The Oregon Channel - Brief article

Oregon lawmakers have decided to try out annual sessions starting this year. The state is one of only six that meet every two years. The legislature convened Jan. 8 and will end no later than June 29. Next year it will meet for as many as 60 days in a special session to primarily address budget issues. It takes a constitutional change with voter approval to make annual legislative sessions a permanent fixture. "Our state is too big and too diverse not to meet...