Oregon House Speaker Julie Fahey had no room for error when the short session to prevent calamities across Oregon’s transportation system dawned last month. But on Aug. 29, the session’s first day, her plans immediately went awry .

The stakes were apparent: Gov. Tina Kotek prompted the session after lawmakers failed to pass several versions of a transportation package during the regular session that ended in June. Without a fix, Kotek said, hundreds of workers at the state transportation agency would be laid off.

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