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/ The Oregon State Capitol was boarded up in expectation of planned protests before of the presidential inauguration. The building has been closed to the general public for a year, amid worries over spread of COVID-19.
Republicans are finding new ways to register their displeasure with the year-long closure of the statehouse, sometimes with disruptive results.
As Oregon’s 2021 legislative session nears the two-month mark, the ongoing closure of the state Capitol has ensured more than empty hallways in the typically teeming building. With increasing frequency, Republican objections to the closure are prompting tangible breaks in the legislative process.
In one busy Senate committee, Republican lawmakers routinely vote “no” in an ongoing protest to the statehouse closure. The unwavering dissent means that the committee can advance no legislation, no matter how sensible or unoffending, if even one Democrat is absent.
Oregon officials seek answers about redistricting deadline
By SARA CLINEMarch 11, 2021 GMT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) As Oregon’s redistricting deadline draws closer, and census data is delayed, the state’s legislative leaders and the secretary of state are discussing how to move forward.
Oregon’s Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, and House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portlandfiled a petition Wednesday with the state Supreme Court, asking for a redistricting extension until the end of the year as they wait to receive 2020 census data.
However, during a news conference Wednesday Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said while she agrees about seeking clarity from the court, her office will offer another option to move forward with the current July 1 deadline and use alternative data sets from Portland State University’s Population Research Center.