Oregon's Senate in Turmoil Amid GOP Walkout
Six Republicans — Sens. Tim Knopp, Kim Thatcher, Art Robinson, Bill Hansell, Lynn Findley, and Suzanne Weber — did not attend a scheduled floor session.
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Six Republicans — Sens. Tim Knopp, Kim Thatcher, Art Robinson, Bill Hansell, Lynn Findley, and Suzanne Weber — did not attend a scheduled floor session.
The senators, nine Republicans and one Independent, began skipping floor sessions May 3, leaving key bills in limbo.
With a Republican walkout in the Democrat-controlled Oregon Senate in its third week, Oregonians are wistfully recalling "The Oregon Way."
The political divide affecting the United States is hitting hard in Oregon, where there once was bipartisan trust.
With the Senate walkout ongoing, more and more Republican lawmakers are hitting the threshold for unexcused absences required under Measure 113.