Tense one-day special session ends with budget cuts, unemployment relief

A special session of Oregon's Legislature adjourned after 11 p.m. Monday after a day of heated debate about how to patch the state's budget, with Republicans criticizing the majority Democrats for not allowing public testimony. It was the second special session of the year as the pandemic continues to ravage the economy and drive tax collections lower. The first special session focused on police reform. Lawmakers made $362 million in cuts to the state's budget on Monday, including $179 million…